Saint Hubert's Vision, This painting depicts the conversion of St. Hubert. In the center of the composition stands a large buck. To the right, St. Hubert kneels awestruck beside his horse, his hunting dogs resting around him. As the story goes, St. Hubert encountered the buck on a hunting trip and saw a cross appear between the buck's antler's just before he tried to kill him. Like in the story of St. Eustace, this lead to the saint's conversion., 1617-1620

 Item — Box: 267
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s36-i1334

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Saint Hubert's Vision, This painting depicts the conversion of St. Hubert. In the center of the composition stands a large buck. To the right, St. Hubert kneels awestruck beside his horse, his hunting dogs resting around him. As the story goes, St. Hubert encountered the buck on a hunting trip and saw a cross appear between the buck's antler's just before he tried to kill him. Like in the story of St. Eustace, this lead to the saint's conversion.

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Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLEM.1274; Other stamp identifier: CV Stamp; Public Notes: Brueghel painted the landscape and animals while Rubens painted the figure. Being the St. Hubert was from Liege, his was a popular story depicted by Flemish artists.

Dates

  • Creation: 1617-1620

Creator

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Biographical / Historical

Subjects: religious art; landscape; saints; School: Flemish; Style period: Baroque; Technique: painting (technique); Work type: paintings

Full Extent

1 Items : Image Work Type: photographic print ; Image height (in.): 6.9; Image width (in.): 10.2in.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

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