The Garden of Love

c. 1633

Christoffel Jegher after Sir Peter Paul Rubens

Associated Names
Christoffel Jegher

Artist, Flemish, 1596 - 1652/1653

Sir Peter Paul Rubens

Artist After, Flemish, 1577 - 1640

This is a drawing of a group of figures in elaborate clothing engaged in conversation in an outdoor setting. The scene features trees and stonework with cherubic figures fluttering above. The composition showcases intricate details, expressive actions, and movement. Delicate cross-hatching and line work create depth and texture in a monochromatic tone.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut printed from two blocks on two sheets of laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Director's Discretionary Fund

  • Dimensions

    block: 46 x 119.6 cm (18 1/8 x 47 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 49.9 x 123.4 cm (19 5/8 x 48 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.16.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 17, State ii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Hill-Stone Inc., New York); purchased 2000 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2000

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

2007

  • The Baroque Woodcut, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2007 - 2008

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Inscriptions

lower left in block: P. P. Rub delin. et ex. CVM PREVILEGIS; lower center in block: C. Iegher. sc. P. P. Rub delin & ex. Cum Privilegijs; lower right in block: Christoffel Iegher.; verso: at upper left, in graphite, in later hand: 148 [indecipherable, underlined] / 108 [indecipherable]; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: XOX; by later hand, lower center verso in chalk: X02

Markings

none

Wikidata ID

Q75426226

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