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ID number: BIRBI-99.1 Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Artist / Maker: Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) Title / Object name: Portrait of a Carmelite prior Object type: Painting Place made: Antwerp Culture: Flemish Date made: about 1616/7 Materials: Oil on wood Measurements: 79.5 x 65.5 cm Provenance: Syners sale, Antwerp, 1758; The Rev. William Sawrey, Rector of Elford (probably by gift of the 12th Earl of Suffolk), around 1760; thence to succeeding Rectors, John Sneyd and F. E. Paget; Agatha Paget; Salisbury Paget; Sotheby's, 1950, purchased by Agnew's; Lord Plunket from 1951; Purchased in 1999 with financial assistance from the National Art Collections Fund and the Friends of the Barber Institute. |
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A man dressed in the austere habit of the Carmelite order prays in front of a crucifix. The order was dedicated to contemplative prayer. The man’s identity is not known, but his rapt gaze and the sympathetic treatment of his hands suggest a sincere and deep faith. Notes: 'Flemish Art 1300-1700', Royal Academy, London, 1953, no. 165; 'Sir Geoffrey Agnew, 1908-1986, Dealer and Connoisseur, a loan exhibition', Thomas Agnew's Galleries, London, 1988. |
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1 Related People | |
| Rubens, Peter Paul Flemish 1577 1640 | |
1 Related Publications | |
| Corpus Rubenianum Vlieghe, H. 1987 | |
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