Saint Martin of Tours Healing the Servant of Tetrodius

c. 1630

Jacob Jordaens

Associated Names
Jacob Jordaens

Artist, Flemish, 1593 - 1678

This is a painting depicting a scene with figures engaged in an interaction. The composition shows movement and emotion, with figures conveying distress and urgency. The central focus is on a group of people, with an individual prominently positioned and partially reclined, being supported by others. An authoritative figure in rich attire gestures towards this scene from the left. To the right, against a grand architectural backdrop, a person in regal clothing is seated on a throne, observing the scene below. The color palette consists of earthy tones, with shadows and highlights adding depth to the interactions. The style is reminiscent of a renaissance or baroque artist, capturing intricate costume details and dramatic expressions.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and gouache over black chalk on four joined sheets of laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund and Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 54.6 x 38.5 cm (21 1/2 x 15 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1993.9.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    d'Hulst 1974, Vol. A, no. 76

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

H.R.H. Prince George, 1st Duke of Kent and Princess Marina, Kensington Palace, London; by descent through family, Kensington Palace, London; P&D Colnaghi, London; purchase 1993, by NGA

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1968

  • Jacob Jordaens, 1593-1678, Ottowa, National Gallery of Canada, 1968-69, No. 172 (catalogue by Michael Jaffé)

1995

  • Recent Acquisitions of Works of Art on Paper, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995.

2000

  • Art for the Nation: Collecting for a New Century, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2000-2001, 162.

Bibliography

1969

  • Roger-A. d'Hulst. "Jordaens" (exhibition review). The Art Bulletin LI (1969): 383.

1974

  • d'Hulst, Roger-A. Jordaens Drawings. 4 vols. London and New York, 1974: 1:172-73; 3: fig. 85

1978

  • Roger-A. d'Hulst. Jacob Jordaens: tekeningen en grafiek. Exh. cat. Museum Plantin-Moretus, Antwerp, 1978: 59.

1979

  • Jeffery Wortman. Jacob Jordaens, A Baroque Master. Exh. "guidebook" to Jacob Jordaens: Drawings and Prints. Raleigh and tour, 1979-1981: 37.

1993

  • R.-A. d'Hulst, Nora de Poorter and Marc Vandenven. Jacob Jordaens (1593-1678): Drawings and Prints. Exh. cat. Koninjlijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, 1993: repro.

2012

  • Garstang, Donald. Jacob Jordaens: Odysseus and Nausicaa, A Rediscovered Cartoon for a Tapestry. Edited by Jean-Luc Baroni and Saverio Fontini. Florence, 2012: 11-12, fig. 1 (color) (first edition published by Galerie Jean-Luc Baroni in 2007).

Wikidata ID

Q64579383

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