03 — ARTWORK
Apollo and the Python
- MEDIUM
- Oil on panel, 27 x 42 cm
- TYPE
- Mythological
PALETTE
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- FILE
- 1400 × 884 px · JPEG
COMMENTARY
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This sketch was made as part of the projected decoration of the hunting pavilionA lightly constructed, ornamental building, such as a garden summerhouse; a small, ornamental structure built onto a palace or cháteau; a prominent section of a monumental façade, projecting either centrally or at both ends. Torre de la Parada of the Spanish king Philip IV near Madrid. For this project a number of painters from Rubens's circle, among them Cornelis de Vos, Theodor van Thulden and Erasmus Quellinus II painted decorations after oil sketches by Rubens.
The present <a onclick="return OpenOther('/html/v/vos/cornelis/parada3.html')" href="/html/v/vos/cornelis/parada3.html">oil sketch was used by Cornelis de Vos.</a> It displays Rubens's skill at generating the same sensuality and poetic character in these small panels as in his large-format mythological works.
CITE THIS RECORD — BIBTEX
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {Apollo and the Python by RUBENS, Peter Paul},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-13},
url = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/rubens-peter-paul-r5af483e07d2c6c/apollo-and-the-python-r23c1ad5d4b02a1},
urldate = {2026-09-13},
langid = {english}
}ACCESSED 2026-09-13. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
