Portrait of a Gentleman (possibly Burgomaster Nicholaes Rockox)
Originally octagonal
Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish (active Italy, Antwerp, and England), 1577 - 1640
Date:
c. 1615Medium:
Oil on panelDimensions:
15 1/2 x 12 5/16 inches (39.4 x 31.3 cm)Curatorial Department:
European PaintingObject Location:
1944-9-9Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Gordon A. Hardwick and Mrs. W. Newbold Ely, 1944
c. 1615Medium:
Oil on panelDimensions:
15 1/2 x 12 5/16 inches (39.4 x 31.3 cm)Curatorial Department:
European PaintingObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1944-9-9Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Gordon A. Hardwick and Mrs. W. Newbold Ely, 1944
Label:
Nicholaes Rockox, nine times the mayor (burgomaster) of Antwerp, was a friend and patron of Peter Paul Rubens, who described him as an "honest man and a connoisseur of antiquities." While the identification of the sitter remains uncertain and is based primarily on comparisons with other representations of Rockox, the attribution of the painting to Rubens has never been questioned.
Nicholaes Rockox, nine times the mayor (burgomaster) of Antwerp, was a friend and patron of Peter Paul Rubens, who described him as an "honest man and a connoisseur of antiquities." While the identification of the sitter remains uncertain and is based primarily on comparisons with other representations of Rockox, the attribution of the painting to Rubens has never been questioned.
