Accession Number
95917
Medium
Black chalk and graphite, heightened with red chalk and traces of white chalk, on ivory laid paper, edge mounted on brown wove paper
Dimensions
15.5 × 11.2 cm (6 1/8 × 4 7/16 in.)
Classification
graphite
Credit Line
The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection
Background & Context
Background Story
Peter Paul Rubens's Two Putti with Lamb shows cherubic children with a lamb.
Cultural Impact
Rubens's putti are rendered with characteristic warmth.
Why It Matters
These putti capture the innocence of childhood.
