Two Putti with Lamb

Two Putti with Lamb

Peter Paul Rubens

n.d.

Accession Number

95917

Medium

Black chalk and graphite, heightened with red chalk and traces of white chalk, on ivory laid paper, edge mounted on brown wove paper

Dimensions

15.5 × 11.2 cm (6 1/8 × 4 7/16 in.)

Classification

graphite

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection

Background & Context

Background Story

Peter Paul Rubens's Two Putti with Lamb shows cherubic children with a lamb.

Cultural Impact

Rubens's putti are rendered with characteristic warmth.

Why It Matters

These putti capture the innocence of childhood.