The Defeat of Sennacherib

1618-1645

Pieter Claesz Soutman after Sir Peter Paul Rubens

Associated Names
Pieter Claesz Soutman

Artist, Dutch, 1580 - 1657

Sir Peter Paul Rubens

Artist After, Flemish, 1577 - 1640

This is a drawing of a battle scene involving horses and figures. The composition features powerful horses in motion, detailed rendering of their musculature and expressions, and figures dressed in elaborate clothing, some holding weapons. In the background, the sky is dark and turbulent, and an angelic figure is depicted in the clouds. The drawing uses chiaroscuro to enhance the depth and intensity.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Accession Number

    1975.68.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 1, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2018

  • Leonardo da Vinci and The Battle of Anghiari: The Mystery of Tavola Doria (Season II), Nagoya City Art Museum; Fukuoka City Museum, 2018.

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

Wikidata ID

Q65576228

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