Jump to content

The Conversion of Saint Bavo

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Conversion of Saint Bavo (1623-1624) by Rubens

The Conversion of Saint Bavo is an altarpiece by Peter Paul Rubens, dated 1623–1624. It was commissioned as the high altarpiece for Sint-Baafskathedraal in Ghent by bishop Antoon Triest (1577–1657). It is still sited in the cathedral. An oil sketch for it is now in the National Gallery, London.[1]

Bibliography

[edit]
  1. ^ "Peter Paul Rubens | Oil Sketch for High Altarpiece, St Bavo, Ghent | National Gallery, London".
  • Hans Vlieghe [es], Saints (Corpus Rubenianum Ludwig Burchard, 8), nr. 72, Arcade, Brussel, 1972
  • Gent, duizend jaar kunst en cultuur, Bijlokemuseum [nl], Gent, 1975
[edit]

Media related to The conversion of Saint Bavo by Peter Paul Rubens at Wikimedia Commons