Carita Romana

Date17th century

School of Peter Paul Rubens Flemish, 1577-1640

Object number52.33

ProvenanceG. Vallardi (Lugt 1223); Victor Winthrop Newman (Lugt 2540); LeRoy M. Backus collection (1879-1948), Seattle, Washington; bequest from Mr. Backus to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 1952

Exhibition HistorySan Francisco, California, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 1941. Portland, Oregon, Portland Art Museum, 1946. New York, New York, Schaeffer Galleries, The Backus Collection, Nov. 1948. Cat. no. 36. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, The Le Roy M. Backus Memorial Collection, 1952. Cat. no. 15, reproduced [as “Rubens, study for a lost original”]. Published ReferencesMcGrath, Elizabeth. “Subjects from History.” In Corpus Rubenianum Ludwig Burchard 13, vol. 2. London, U.K.: Phaidon, 2016; pp. 113-14, no. 23. Mandowsky, Edna. Old Master Drawings: Seattle Art Museum Collection Guide. Seattle, Washington: Seattle Art Museum, 1980; cat. no. 39, p. 21 [as "School of Peter Paul Rubens"].

Credit LineLeRoy M. Backus Collection

Dimensions7 7/8 x 10 5/8 in. (20 x 27 cm)

MediumPen and ink