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Battle of Horsemen (verso), 1635-39 (black and red chalk on laid paper)

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Battle of Horsemen (verso), 1635-39 (black and red chalk on laid paper)

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black and red chalk on laid paper

Date

1635 AD - 1639 AD (C17th AD)

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29.1x50.9 cms

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Study for 'The Bath of Diana' (recto)/A Battle of Horsemen (verso) Greek mythology recounts the tale of a young hunter, Actaeon, who is punished for stumbling upon the virginal Goddess of the Hunt, Diana, enjoying a bath in a spring surrounded by her nymphs. Here, Diana is the only figure with direct eye contact, but her nymphs have yet to react to the intrusion. Rubens has swiftly established the basic elements of the composition in ink in preparation for a painting (Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam), primarily considering the placement and interactions between figures with only an indication of the background.

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The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust) © Estate of Helen Saunders / Bridgeman Images

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Princes Gate Bequest 1978

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Largest available format 7542 × 4424 px 39 MB
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Large 7542 × 4424 px 639 × 375 mm 39.1 MB
Medium 1024 × 601 px 87 × 51 mm 796 KB

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