The Consecration of Decius Mus

Details

FOLLOWER OF SIR PETER PAUL RUBENS
The Consecration of Decius Mus
oil on panel
6 ¾ x 19 4/5 in. (17.1 x 50.3 cm.)

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 23 March 1984, lot 98, as School of Rubens, `Christ heading the Centurion's servant', where acquired by the present owner.

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Lot Essay

The composition derives from a monumental painting by Peter Paul Rubens, datable to circa 1616-17, which forms part of a cycle of eight paintings treating the theme of victory and death of the Roman consul Decius Mus, now in the Liechtenstein Princely Collections, Vienna. Here, the composition has been adapted to the elongated format of this panel, which almost certainly once adorned a cabinet.

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