Peter Paul Rubens workshop of
Ecce Homo
Oil on copper
in 15,16x20,47
The painting can be dated to the 17th century, based on both the copper support and the pictorial material. The work clearly recalls the Ecce Homo by the Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens, both in subject matter and stylistic approach. It is attributable to the Flemish school. The subject is drawn directly from Rubens’ Ecce Homo. Strong stylistic references and the thematic consistency suggest a production from the artist’s workshop, active in Antwerp from the early 1600s until his death in 1640. In particular, the chromatic range, the anatomical rendering of the figures, and the intense pathos conveyed by the image of Christ during the Passion, are notable. The iconography is built upon a theatrical staging of the scene almost as if presented on a stage with the viewer as part of the audience.
From the critical analysis, Dott. Michele Peli
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Expertise Dott. Michele Peli
in 15,16x20,47
Private collection
The work shows slight and negligible signs of retouching from previous restorations. There are small and minor losses in the painting, mostly around the edges. The support shows slight marks and a crease with a break, consistent with the passage of time
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Rubens Peter Paul, Siegen 1577 - Antwerp 1640; was one of the foremost exponents of European Baroque painting. Born in Germany to a Flemish family exiled for religious reasons, he moved to Antwerp at a young age, where he received a classical artistic education. Between 1600 and 1608, he lived in Italy, working for the courts of Mantua, Genoa, and Rome. This period was crucial to his artistic development: Rubens closely studied the art of the Italian Renaissance—particularly the works of Titian, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Caravaggio—blending Venetian color with the monumental composition of Roman art in his own style. Upon returning to Antwerp, Rubens became court painter and established one of the most prolific and well-organized workshops of the time. The Rubens workshop was a true artistic production center, employing numerous assistants and collaborators, including prominent painters such as Antoon van Dyck and Jacob Jordaens. Rubens often provided the initial drawing or painted the central part of a composition, delegating secondary elements to his pupils, and would personally retouch the finished work before its delivery. His artistic output was vast, ranging from large altarpieces to portraits, decorative cycles for palaces, and mythological allegories. He was also active as a diplomat, entrusted on several occasions with political missions on behalf of European courts, skillfully leveraging his network of artistic and aristocratic contacts. Rubens died in Antwerp in 1640, leaving a lasting mark on the history of European art.
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