Romulus Appearing to Julius Proculus
Peter Paul Rubens
c. 17th century
Tempera on Paper
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In the image below, you can see another version of the scene, also by Peter Paul Rubens. Some art historians believe that these two paintings are part of a series of practice paintings, or cartoons, intended for a set of tapestries.
“Two tapestries had been found related to two of the four cartoons, one in Cardiff [Wales] and one in a private collection in Italy. Inscriptions in the borders prove that the tapestries and the cartoons depict a Romulus series.” – RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History
Art Terms
Cartoon (noun) – a full-scale preparatory drawing for a fresco, oil painting, or a tapestry.
The word comes from the Italian cartone, which simply means a large sheet of paper or card.