Antwerp Blessed with Abundance

c. 1648

Theodoor van Thulden

Associated Names
Theodoor van Thulden

Artist, Flemish, 1606 - 1669

This is a drawing of various mythological figures in a dynamic composition. The scene features a collection of figures in various poses and interactions. One central figure is seated with others surrounding her. The background is filled with swirling lines and shapes. The artwork combines line drawing and tonal shading to create depth and form, resembling a preliminary sketch for a larger composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    red chalk and brush and black ink with brown and gray wash

  • Credit Line

    Julius S. Held Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 34.2 x 38.5 cm (13 7/16 x 15 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.1.57

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

E.J. Otto (Lugt Supp.873b). Julius S. Held [1905-2002]; gift 1985 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1966

  • 17th & 18th Century European Drawings. American Federation of the Arts, New York, 1966-1967, no. 9, ill.

1993

  • Flemish Drawings in the Age of Rubens: Selected Works from American Collections, The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1994, no. 70.

Bibliography

1991

  • Roy, Alain. Theodoor van Thulden: Een Zuidnedderlandse barokschilder 1606-1669. exh. cat. s'-Hertogenbosch, Noordbrabants Museum; Strasbourg, Musées des Beauz-Arts, 1991-1992: p. 258, no. 38, fig. 54.

Inscriptions

by later hand, center left verso in graphite: Lugt 3000; center verso in graphite: 811; center verso in brown ink: Cabinet du prince / De Rubenpree; center verso 10 line printed label; lower left verso

Wikidata ID

Q64633061

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