The Conversion of Saul with Christ and the Cross
c. 1645–47
Medium
brush and brown wash, gouache and watercolor over black and red chalk, heightened with traces of white; framing lines in graphite
Dimensions
33 × 19.9 cm
Classification
Drawing
Department
Drawings
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Delia E. Holden and L. E. Holden Funds
Accession Number
1954.367
Rights
Public Domain
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About this artwork
Jacob Jordaens was a prominent artist working in Antwerp in the 17th century. Though influenced in his use of powerful forms and vibrant color by his contemporary, Peter Paul Rubens, Jordaens was notably more realist in his tendencies. This drawing and its companion drawing in the Cleveland Museum of Art's collection (1954.366) are very likely studies for a painting depicting the Conversion of Saint Paul that Jordaens made for the the abbey church at Tongerlo, near Antwerp, in around 1647 (now l...