

The Coronation of the Virgin
Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640)
Oil on wood
Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640)
Oil on wood
19 5/8 x 16 in. (49.8 x 40.6 cm)
Bequest of Scofield Thayer, 1982 (1984.433.336)
This is a sketch for a large canvas by Rubens with workshop assistance, which was formerly in the Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum, Berlin, and destroyed in 1945. The sketch and the Berlin picture are generally dated to about 1630, or to the early 1630s.








