Date : approx. between 1616 and 1617
Dimensions : 106 cm x 74 cm
Material : Peinture à l'huile sur chêne
Acquisition : Bought with the Peel collection (1871)
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Flemish and Northern Painting
Painting (Scène extérieure)
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In the centre a terrified rider is pulled from his horse by a lion, while men with lances and sabers battle to save him. Beneath the horse's hooves another hunter lies dead. In this rapidly painted sketch Rubens is experimenting with ideas -the central group is repeated in a slightly different pose, top right.
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Commande de la reine Marie de Médicis à Rubens
En 1622, la reine Marie de Médicis, veuve d'Henri IV et mère de Louis XIII, commande à Rubens une suite de vingt-quatre tableaux pour décorer la galerie occidentale du premier étage de son palais du Luxembourg à Paris (actuel Sénat).
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