The Infant Christ with John the Baptist and Two Angels
about 1615/20, Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
The Infant Christ with John the Baptist and Two Angels
The veneration of the Christ child and the idyllic character of the scene made it easier for the faithful to access the complex story of salvation. A story taken from the wealth of Christian legends supplied the basis for this depiction of John the Baptist and his parents visiting the Virgin Mary and the infant Jesus. Despite the religious connection, Rubens developed the position of Jesus and St. John from his occupation with antique sculptures, which also served as a model for his painting “The Four Rivers of Paradise” (Inv. No. GG 526).
Object data
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Flemish
Dated
about 1615/20
Artist
Peter Paul Rubens (1577 Siegen - 1640 Antwerpen) - GND
Frans Snyders (Früchte, Schnepfe) (1579 - 1657 Antwerpen) - GND
Material
oak wood
Dimensions
76,5 x 122,3 cm
Framed: 102,4 cm × 147,9 cm × 6,4 cm
Image rights
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Gemäldegalerie
Inv. No.
Gemäldegalerie, 680
Provenance
1691 Coll. Juan Gaspar Enríquez Alonso de Cabrera; 1705 acquired by the later Charles VI; 1720 documented in the gallery
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