Saint Joachim Reading a Book
| St Joachim Reading a Book | |
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| Artist | Michaelina Wautier  |
| Year | 1650s |
| Dimensions | 75 cm (30 in) × 64 cm (25 in) |
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| Owner | Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria |
| Accession | GG_375 |
Saint Joachim Reading a Book is a painting by the Flemish artist Michaelina Wautier. It was painted some time in the 1650s. The painting is in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, where it came into the collection through the group of paintings moved from Brussels to the Stallburg in 1656 with the rest of Archduke Leopold of Austria's collection.[1][2]
It forms a pendant with her Saint Joseph.
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References
- ↑ Katlijne van der Stighelen; Gerlinde Gruber; Martha C. Howell; Jahel Sanzsalazar; Francesca Del Torre Scheuch; Ben van Beneden & Martine Van Elk (2018). Michaelina Wautier 1604–1689: Glorifying a Forgotten Talent (print book). Kontich, Antwerp, Belgium: BAI Publishers. ISBN 9789085867630. OCLC 1031438767.
- ↑ "Michaelina Wautier". rkd.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2019-01-12.