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Seneca at the bath, standing in a niche with his feet in a basin

Cornelis Galle I Netherlandish
After Peter Paul Rubens Flemish
Subject Lucius Annaeus Seneca Roman
ca. 1615
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Seneca at the bath, standing in a niche with his feet in a basin
  • Artist: Cornelis Galle I (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1576–1650 Antwerp)
  • Artist: After Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp)
  • Subject: Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Roman, 54 BCE?–30 CE)
  • Date: ca. 1615
  • Medium: Engraving; third state of three (Hollstein)
  • Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 13 3/16 × 7 5/8 in. (33.5 × 19.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.501.7651
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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