Cupid on a Dolphin

mythological

In the period 1636-38 Rubens's workshop received a large commission to make mythological decorations for the hunting pavilion Torre de la Parada of the Spanish king Philip IV near Madrid. For this project Quellinus, together with a number of painters from Rubens's circle, painted decorations after oil sketches by Rubens.

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About the Artist

Erasmus II Quellinus

1607 – 1678

Erasmus II Quellinus (or Quellin), Flemish painter, was a member of the family of artists (mainly sculptors). His father was Erasmus I, a sculptor, his brothers Artus (Arnoldus) I, the most distinguished sculptor member of the family, and Hubert, an engraver. He was a pupil and collaborator of Rubens

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