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Portrait of a Carmelite Prior

Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640)

The Barber Institute of Fine Arts

Portrait of a Carmelite Prior
Portrait of a Carmelite Prior
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A man dressed in the austere habit of the Carmelite order prays in front of a crucifix. The order was dedicated to contemplative prayer. The man’s identity is not known, but his rapt gaze and the sympathetic treatment of his hands suggest a sincere and deep faith. The portrait may date from 1616 when Rubens was painting a large altarpiece for a Carmelite church in Brussels. The artist himself was devout and he painted a number of portraits of ecclesiastics.

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Title

Portrait of a Carmelite Prior

Date

1616

Medium

oil on wood

Measurements

H 79.5 x W 65.5 cm

Accession number

99.1

Acquisition method

purchased with the assistance of the National Art Collections Fund and the Friends of the Barber Institute, 1999

Work type

Painting

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Peter Paul Rubens

1577–1640

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