File:The hunting of the hippopotamus.jpg

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Peter Paul Rubens: The Hippopotamus and Crocodile Hunt  wikidata:Q3825140 reasonator:Q3825140
Artist
After Peter Paul Rubens  (1577–1640)  wikidata:Q5599 s:sl:Peter Paul Rubens q:en:Peter Paul Rubens
 
After Peter Paul Rubens
Alternative names
Rubens, Pierre Paul Rubens, Pieter Paul Rubens, Sir Peter Paul Rubens
Description Flemish painter, sculptor, drawer and printmaker
Date of birth/death 28 June 1577 Edit this at Wikidata 30 May 1640 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Siegen Edit this at Wikidata Antwerp Edit this at Wikidata
Work period 16th century
date QS:P,+1550-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
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Work location
Antwerp (1589-1600), Mantua (9 May 1600-1608), Spain (1603), Antwerp (1608-1640), Netherlands (1612), Paris (23 May 1623-29 June 1623, 4 February 1625-9 June 1625), Calais (November 1626), Paris (December 1626), City of Brussels (1627), Netherlands (10 July 1627-6 August 1627), Spain (26 August 1628-29 April 1629), London (18 May 1629-23 March 1630), City of Brussels (1631), Netherlands (November 1631), Affligem (September 1634)
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artist QS:P170,Q4233718,P1877,Q5599
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Author
Willem van der Leeuw
Title
German:
Jagd auf Nilpferd und Krokodil Edit this at Wikidata

The Hippopotamus and Crocodile Hunt
title QS:P1476,de:"Jagd auf Nilpferd und Krokodil Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Lde,"Jagd auf Nilpferd und Krokodil Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Les,"La caza del hipopótamo"
label QS:Lja,"カバとワニ狩り"
label QS:Lfr,"Le Chasse à l'hippopotame et au crocodile"
label QS:Larz,"صيد فرس النهر وتمساح"
label QS:Lca,"La cacera de l'hipopòtam"
label QS:Lnl,"De jacht op het nijlpaard"
label QS:Lzh,"獵河馬及鱷魚"
label QS:Lko,"하마와 악어 사냥"
label QS:Len,"The Hippopotamus and Crocodile Hunt"
label QS:Lar,"صيد فرس النهر وتمساح"
label QS:Lru,"Охота на бегемота и крокодила"
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Genre -
Description
English: This engraving, created by Willem van der Leeuw, is based on the original painting "The Hippopotamus and Crocodile Hunt" by Peter Paul Rubens. The work showcases Rubens' dynamic baroque style, depicting a dramatic hunting scene involving a hippopotamus and crocodile. The engraving is a testament to the widespread dissemination of Rubens' works and their enduring impact.
Date between 1624 and 1634
date QS:P571,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1624-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1634-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium Etching and burin on laid paper
Dimensions height: 248.3 cm (97.7 in) Edit this at Wikidata; width: 321.3 cm (10.5 ft) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2048,+248.3U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+321.3U174728
Musées de la civilisation
Current location
Séminaire de Québec collection
Accession number
1993.29995
Object history Part of a series commissioned for Schleissheim Palace, Bavaria. Looting during the Napoleonic Wars led to its removal, with only this piece returning to Munich.
Notes This piece reflects the 17th-century practice of using engravings to promote and disseminate the works of master painters like Rubens.
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Source/Photographer Self-photographed, photograph by
Wilfredo Rafael Rodriguez Hernandez    wikidata:Q115464159
 
Wilfredo Rafael Rodriguez Hernandez
Alternative names
Wilfredor
Description Canadian-Brazilian
Location of birth Guatire, Venezuela
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creator QS:P170,Q115464159
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