Susanna and the Elders, after Peter Paul Rubens
circa 1633-1636
17th century
44.5 cm x 58.6 cm (17 1/2 in. x 23 1/16 in.)
Christoffel Jegher
(Antwerp, 1596 - 1652/53, Antwerp)
Primary
Object Type:
print
Artist Nationality:
Europe, Flemish
Medium and Support:
Woodcut
Credit Line:
Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Archer M. Huntington Museum Fund, 1992
Accession Number:
1992.230
Ruben’s print enterprise was not limited to engraving. For a short period he engaged the printmaker Christoffel Jegher to translate some of his compositions into woodcut. The results are among the technique’s most audacious achievements. They could not, however, accommodate the range and subtlety of effects in similarly intended engravings and therefore were a short-lived endeavor.