Gideon Overcoming the Midianites

ArtistWorkshop of Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, b. 1577, Siegen Westphalia; d. 1640, Antwerp)

Datecirca 1625–1630

MediumOil on cradled panel

Dimensions23 1/2 x 28 1/2 in. (59.7 x 72.4 cm)
Frame: 35 1/4 x 40 5/8 in. (89.5 x 103.2 cm)

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the State of North Carolina

Object number52.9.207

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ProvenanceCreated Antwerp, Flanders [present day Belgium]. Possibly Petrus Johannes Snyers (1696–1757), Antwerp; [his sale, Antwerp, May 23, 1758, no. 4] [1]. [A. de Heuvel Gallery, Brussels, by 1950]. [Hal M. O’Nians, London, by 1954]; [Koetser Gallery, London]; sold to NCMA, 1954 [2].

[1] Lot description: Een schets, zijnde de Battaille van Josua tegens de Philisteinen, op panel, door P. P. Rubens, hoog 23, breet 28 duimen (A sketch, being the battle of Joshua against the Philistines, on panel, by P. P. Rubens, height 23, width 28 inches).

[2] Painting was given a 1952 accession number but was purchased in 1954.