Peter Paul Rubens

Decius Mus addressing the legions



Peter Paul Rubens - Decius Mus addressing the legions



Peter Paul Rubens
Decius Mus addressing the legions
1617
80.7 x 84.5 cm
Oil on wood
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Samuel H. kress Collection


Literature

Collection catalogues
John Walker, National Gallery of Art, Washington, New York, 1995, nr. 320


Provenance

Pierre-Louis-Paul Randon de Boisset (1708-1776), Paris
his estate sale, Paris, 27 February 1777, nr. 31
Destouches, Paris
his sale, A.J. LeBrun and Ph. Fr. Jueliot, Paris, 21 March 1794, nr. 5
John Trumbull (1756-1843), Paris and New York
his sale, Christie's, London, 17 February 1797, nr. 25
Fritz August von Kaulbach (1850-1920), Munich
his estate sale, Hugo Helbing, Munich, 29-30 October 1929, nr. 194
with Frederick Mont, Inc., New York
sold 8 February 1955 to the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York
gift 1957 to NGA


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c. 1626

Peter Paul Rubens The Descent from the Cross
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1612

Peter Paul Rubens The Adoration of the Shepherds
The Adoration of the Shepherds
c. 1615

Peter Paul Rubens The Full Reconciliation
The Full Reconciliation

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