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CORPUS RUBENIANUM LUDWIG BURCHARD PART VIII SAINTS I HANS VLIEGHE ARCADE1 CORPUS RUBENIANUM LUDWIG BURCHARD AN ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ OF THE WORK OF PETER PAUL RUBENS BASED ON THE MATERIAL ASSEMBLED BY THE LATE DR. LUDWIG BURCHARD IN TWENTY-SIX PARTS SPONSORED BY THE CITY OF ANTWERP AND EDITED BY THE "NATIONAAL CENTRUM VOOR DE PLASTISCHE KUNSTEN VAN DE xvide EN xvnde EEUW" R.-A. d ’HULST, President - F. BAUDOUIN, Secretary M. DE MAEYER - J. DUVERGER - L. LEBEER - H. LIEBAERS J.-K. STEPPE - W. VANBESELAERE SAINTS I HANS VLIEGHE BRUSSELS - ARCADE PRESS - MCMLXXII NATION -AL C F N T D l !,! VOOR DÉ PLASTISCHE KUNSTEN IN DE 16e EN DE 17 b EEUW COPYRIGHT IN BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, BY ARCADE PRESS, 1972 PUBLISHED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY PHAIDON PRESS LTD. 5 CROMWELL PLACE, LONDON SW 7 PUBLISHED IN THE U.S.A. BY PHAIDON PUBLISHERS INC., NEW YORK DISTRIBUTED IN THE U.S.A. BY PRAEGER PUBLISHERS INC. I l l FOURTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, N.Y. IOOO3 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOG CARD NUMBER : 68-21258 TRANSLATED FROM THE DUTCH BY P.S. FALLA PRINTED IN BELGIUM - LEGAL DEPOSIT D /1972/0721/32 CONTENTS FOREWORD LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS SOURCES OF PHOTOGRAPHS ABBREVIATIONS AUTHOR’S PREFACE INTRODUCTION CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ INDEXES: I. COLLECTIONS II. SUBJECTS III. OTHER WORKS BY RUBENS MENTIONED IN THE TEXT IV. NAMES AND PLACES PLATES FOREWORD When the plans for the Corpus Rubenianum Ludwig Burcbard were fir§t drawn up it was decided that the contents of each Part would determine whether it was to take the form of a monograph or of a catalogue raisonné. It so happens that the first three Parts to be published have each been devoted to a series of works so closely interrelated that a monographic treatment was required, although a catalogue was also included so as to meet the declared purposes of the Corpus. The present Part is the firSt to be arranged entirely as a cata logue raisonné, and this will also be the case with mo St of the remaining Parts of the Corpus. The critical catalogue, in which the author has here assembled all known data pertaining to each work, is preceded by an Introduction, dealing suc cinctly not only with Rubens’s Style, but also with his iconography in the context of the Counter-Reformation and of the art of his time. Some points briefly touched upon in the introductory text are discussed at greater length in the catalogue entries. Although it was not the author’s aim to write a full-scale Study of Rubens as a painter of Saints he has collected a great amount of material which will be useful to everybody interested in aspects of iconography during the period of the Flemish Baroque. The material to be covered was so large that the book would have become too bulky and difficult to use if we had not divided it into two volumes. The firSt volume, soon to be followed by the second, deals with groups of Saints and with single Saints in alphabetical order up to St. Francis of Assisi. In addition to the documentation assembled by the late Dr. Ludwig Burchard, which forms the basis of the present catalogue, the author has made use also of the results of his own and other scholars’ later researches. He has been able to examine moSt of the paintings and drawings in the original and to form his own opinion about them. In cases where he disagrees with the opinions of Dr. Burchard he has fully explained the points at issue so that the reader is fairly informed of the arguments on both sides. The present whereabouts of some works, many of them mentioned in Dr. Burchard's documentation, have proved impossible to ascertain, in spite of all efforts. In some of these cases we have not been successful in obtaining good photographs, and it became necessary to make use of illustrations in earlier publications; as a result some of our reproductions are not as good as might be wished. This catalogue is the work of Dr. Hans Vlieghe, a scientific research worker at the “Nationaal Centrum voor de Plastische KunSten van de XVIde en de XVIIde eeuw”, and is thus the firSt to be written by a member of our own Staff. This would not have been possible without the increase of our scientific Staff and without the fine spirit of cooperation prevailing within our team. We take this opportunity to express our gratitude for the support of the Belgian “Fonds voor Kollektief Fundamenteel Onderzoek”, which has provided us from the beginning with financial means for our undertaking. We also thank the municipal authorities of Antwerp, under whose auspices the Corpus Rube- nianum is published, for the help they have given us in various ways, and in particular Mrs. A. Stubbe, Town clerk, who was appointed by the Gty Council to follow the progress of the work. F. Baudouin R.-A. d’HulSt Keeper of the Art History Museums President of the ‘‘Nationaal Centrum of the City of Antwerp voor de Plastische KunSten van de i6de en de ijd e eeuw" SAINTS I LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 1. Rubens, All Saints, oil sketch (No. i), Rotterdam, Museum Boymans-van Beuningen 2. P. Pontius, The Face of ChriB, engraving (No. 2) 3. C. Jegher after E. Quellinus, The Face of ChriB, woodcut 4. E. Rucholle, The Face of ChriB, engraving (No. 2) 5. E. Rucholle, The Holy Virgin as Mater Dolorosa, engraving 6. The Face of ChriB, engraving (ed, by J. Galle; No. 2) 7. The Holy Virgin as Mater Dolorosa, engraving (ed. by J. Galle) 8. The Face of ChriB, engraving (ed. by G. Hendrickx; No. 2) 9. The Holy Virgin as Mater Dolorosa, engraving (ed. by G. Hendrickx) 10. After Rubens, The BuB of ChriB (No. 3). Present whereabouts unknown it. After Rubens, The BuB of ChriB (No. 3). Present whereabouts unknown 12. After Rubens, ChriB (No. 4). Present whereabouts unknown 13. After Rubens, The Holy Virgin (No. 5). Present whereabouts unknown 14. After Rubens, ChriB as Salvator Mundi (No. 6). Ottawa, National Gallery 15. After Rubens, ChriB as Salvator Mundi (No. 6). Rome, Galleria Pallavicini 16. P. Isselburg, ChriB as Salvator Mundi, engraving (No. 6) 17. N. Ryckmans, ChriB as Salvator Mundi, engraving (No. 6) 18. Rubens, St. Peter (No. 7). Madrid, Prado 19. After Rubens, St. Peter (No. 7). Rome, Galleria Pallavicini 20. P. Isselburg, St. Peter, engraving (No. 7) 21. N. Ryckmans, St. Peter, engraving (No. 7) 22. Rubens, St. Andrew (No. 8). Madrid, Prado 23. After Rubens, St. Andrew (No. 8). Rome, Galleria Pallavicini 24. P. Isselburg, St. Andrew, engraving (No. 8) 25. N. Ryckmans, St. Andrew, engraving (No. 8) 26. Rubens, St. James the Greater (No. 9). Madrid, Prado 27. After Rubens, St. James the Greater (No. 9). Rome, Galleria Pallavicini 28. P. Isselburg, St. James the Greater, engraving (No. 9) 29. N. Ryckmans, St. James the Greater, engraving (No. 9) 30. Rubens, St. John the EvangeliB (No. 10). Madrid, Prado I 31. After Rubens, St. John the Evangelist (No. io), Rome, Galleria Pallavicini 32. P. Isselburg, St. John the Evangelist, engraving (No. 10) 33. N. Ryckmans, St. John the Evangelist, engraving (No. 10) 34. Rubens, St. Philip (No. 11) . Madrid, Prado 35. After Rubens, St. Philip (No. 11) . Rome, Galleria Pallavicini 36. P. Isselburg, St. Philip, engraving (No. 11) 37. N. Ryckmans, St. Philip, engraving (No. 11) 38. Rubens, St. Bartholomew (No. 12). Madrid, Prado 39. After Rubens, St. Bartholomew (No. 12). Rome, Galleria Pallavicini 40. P. Isselburg, St. Bartholomew, engraving (No. 12) 41. N. Ryckmans, St. Bartholomew, engraving (No. 12) 42. Rubens, St. Thomas (No. 13). Madrid, Prado 43. After Rubens, St. Simon (No. 13). Rome, Galleria Pallavicini 44. P. Isselburg, St. Thomas, engraving (No, 13) 45. N. Ryckmans, St. Simon, engraving (No. 13) 46. Rubens, St. Matthew (No. 14). Madrid, Prado 47. After Rubens, St. Thomas (No. 14). Rome, Galleria Pallavicini 48. P. Isselburg, St. Matthew, engraving (No. 14) 49. N. Ryckmans, St. Thomas, engraving (No. 14) 50. Rubens, St. James the Less (No. 15). Madrid, Prado 51. After Rubens, St. Matthew (No. 15). Rome, Galleria Pallavicini 52. P. Isselburg, St. James the Less, engraving (No. 15) 53. N. Ryckmans, St. Matthew, engraving (No. 15) 54. Rubens, St. Simon (No. 16). Madrid, Prado 55. After Rubens, St. Jude (No. 16). Rome, Galleria Pallavicini 56. P. Isselburg, St. Simon, engraving (No. 16) 57. N. Ryckmans, St. Jude, engraving (No. 16) 58. Rubens, St. Matthias (No. 17). Madrid, Prado 59. After Rubens, St. Matthias (No, 17). Rome, Galleria Pallavicini 60. P. Isselburg, St. Matthias, engraving (No. 17) 61. N. Ryckmans, St. Matthias, engraving (No. 17) 62. Rubens, St. Paul (No. 18). Madrid, Prado 2 63. After Rubens, St. Paul (No. 18). Rome, Galleria Pallavicini 64. P. Isselburg, St, Paul, engraving (No. 18) 65. N. Ryckmans, St. Paul, engraving (No. 18) 66. ? Rubens, St. Peter (No. 20). Present whereabouts unknown 67. ? Rubens, St, Andrew (No. 21). Present whereabouts unknown 68. ? Rubens, St. James the Greater (No. 22). Present whereabouts unknown 69. ? Rubens, St. Philty (No. 24). Present whereabouts unknown 70. ? Rubens, St. Bartholomew (No. 25). Present whereabouts unknown 71. ? Rubens, St. Matthew (No. 26), Present whereabouts unknown 72. ? Rubens, St. James the Less (No. 27), Present whereabouts unknown 73. Title-page of ApoBolorum leones, engraving (ed. by C. Galle) 74. S. a Bolswert, ChriSl as Salvator Mundi, engraving (No. 32) 75. The Holy Virgin as Regina Cosli, engraving (ed. by C. Galle; No. 33) 76. S. a Bolswert, St. Peter, engraving (No. 34) 77. P. Clouwet, St. Andrew, engraving (No.