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Old Woman and Boy with Candles
Peter Paul Rubens
Article nr
MA019CAP
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This reproduction on canvas of Old Woman and Boy with Candles by Peter Paul Rubens is made with the greatest possible care to ensure that the colours are very close to the original painting that is hanging in the Mauritshuis Museum.
We handcraft all reproductions in our Amsterdam studio. Are you looking for a specific artwork, a different size or a special frame? Contact us.
We handcraft all reproductions in our Amsterdam studio. Are you looking for a specific artwork, a different size or a special frame? Contact us.
Gallery wrap 2 cm: Watch this video to see how we make your reproduction. The canvas is stretched by hand on two centimetres thick wooden stretcher bars. The term "gallery wrap" refers to an image that appears on the sides of the stretcher bars as well as the front.
We handcraft all reproductions in our Amsterdam studio. Are you looking for a specific artwork, a different size or a special frame? Contact us.
Gallery wrap 4,5 cm: Watch this video to see how we make your reproduction. The canvas is stretched by hand on 4,5 centimetres thick wooden stretcher bars. The term "gallery wrap" refers to an image that appears on the sides of the stretcher bars as well as the front. This canvas hangs strong and bold on your wall and does not need a frame.
We handcraft all reproductions in our Amsterdam studio. Are you looking for a specific artwork, a different size or a special frame? Contact us.
Classic with nails: Watch this video to see how we make your reproduction. After stretching the canvas on 2 cms thick stretcher bars, we finish the sides in a traditional way. We use custom-made nails and hammer them in by hand for that old fashioned look.
We handcraft all reproductions in our Amsterdam studio. Are you looking for a specific artwork, a different size or a special frame? Contact us.
About the original:
Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), Old Woman and Boy 1616-1617, Oil on Panel, 77 x 62.5 cm, Collection Mauritshuis.
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Giclée printing: Watch the video
We print the reproductions on museum-quality canvas of 380g. Printing a Giclée is done with the utmost precision. The HDR inks are sprayed on the canvas layer by layer, with 800 nozzles per colour x 10 channels for a total of 8000 nozzles. This technique guarantees over 100 years of colour permanence. The end result is characterized by great fineness and image depth, very high sharpness, detail and deep colours.
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We then apply several coats of varnish by hand to make the colours come to life and to protect against moisture and UV light. The canvas is stretched by hand on stretcher bars made with timber from sustainable forestry.
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About the original artwork
Old Woman and Boy with Candles
This reproduction on canvas of Old Woman and Boy by Peter Paul Rubens is made in cooperation with the Mauritshuis Museum, where the original painting is hanging. An old woman looks dreamily to the front, shielding her eyes from the flickering candlelight. She seems hardly aware of the boy who is looking over her shoulder and trying to light his candle from hers. The candlelight brings a rosy glow to the scene and creates a strong contrast between light and dark. This contrast is reminiscent of the revolutionary style of the Italian painter Caravaggio. Rubens had got to know his work in Italy, and this painting was one of the earliest Caravaggisti works in The Netherlands. Rubens probably made this painting for his own pleasure, as he never sold it.
He also painted it on a panel made of several scraps of wood, which is something he wouldn't have done if he intended to sell it. The way we should interpret this scene is explained by Rubens himself in a print he published later on. The text under the print, refers to a passage from a book by the classical poet Ovid: 'the Art of Love'. Ovid urges us to take the opportunity to love while we are still young and beautiful so that we don't look back in regret later. So the old woman is musing on her past loves. She is too old for new adventures and now it's the boys turn. Filled with expectation he is ready to seize the light as his own.
Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), Old Woman and Boy with Candles 1616-1617, Oil on panel, 77x62.5cm, Collection Mauritshuis.
This reproduction on canvas of Old Woman and Boy by Peter Paul Rubens is made in cooperation with the Mauritshuis Museum, where the original painting is hanging. An old woman looks dreamily to the front, shielding her eyes from the flickering candlelight. She seems hardly aware of the boy who is looking over her shoulder and trying to light his candle from hers. The candlelight brings a rosy glow to the scene and creates a strong contrast between light and dark. This contrast is reminiscent of the revolutionary style of the Italian painter Caravaggio. Rubens had got to know his work in Italy, and this painting was one of the earliest Caravaggisti works in The Netherlands. Rubens probably made this painting for his own pleasure, as he never sold it.
He also painted it on a panel made of several scraps of wood, which is something he wouldn't have done if he intended to sell it. The way we should interpret this scene is explained by Rubens himself in a print he published later on. The text under the print, refers to a passage from a book by the classical poet Ovid: 'the Art of Love'. Ovid urges us to take the opportunity to love while we are still young and beautiful so that we don't look back in regret later. So the old woman is musing on her past loves. She is too old for new adventures and now it's the boys turn. Filled with expectation he is ready to seize the light as his own.
Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), Old Woman and Boy with Candles 1616-1617, Oil on panel, 77x62.5cm, Collection Mauritshuis.