Seneca Standing in the Bath

Cornelis Galle I after Sir Peter Paul Rubens

Associated Names
Cornelis Galle I

Artist, Flemish, 1576 - 1650

Sir Peter Paul Rubens

Artist After, Flemish, 1577 - 1640

The image shows a man in a large bathtub. He is standing with his upper body and legs visible, one arm slightly raised and the other relaxed by his side. The man has prominent facial features, short curly hair, and a beard. He is wearing a cloth around his waist. The bathtub has a decorative lion's head with a ring in its mouth. In the background, there is an arched architectural structure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Accession Number

    1978.29.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 279, State ii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Pierre Mariette II [1634-1717], Paris (Lugt 1788-1790)

Associated Names

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

Q65567199

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