Allegory of Eternity, the Succession of the Popes
Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish, (June 28, 1577–May 30, 1640)
Creation date:
1622-1625
Creation place:
Belgium
Other Information
Type:
Oil Painting
Medium and Support:
Oil on panel
Credit Line:
Gift of Anne R. and Amy Putnam, 1947; funds for Nazi-era restitution settlement provided by the estate of Walter Fitch III, 2004
Accession Number:
1947.8
State/Province:
Antwerp
Dimensions:
26 in. x 13 1/2 in. (66.04 cm x 34.29 cm)
Currently on view
Provenance
Galerie Van Diemen & Co.,
Berlin, Germany
( - January 26, 1935)
Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia ( - May 12, 1931)
Anonymous Printseller, London, England (ca. 1835 - )
Vladimir Bariatinsky, Saint Petersburg, Russia (ca. 1864 - )
Rudolph Lepke's Kunst-Auctions-Haus, Berlin, Germany (May 12, 1931 - May 13, 1931)
Blumenreich and Benedict, Berlin, Germany (May 13, 1931 - )
Frederick A. Stern, (1942 - )
Jacob M. Heimann, New York, New York (1946 - 1947)
Anne R. and Amy Putnam, San Diego, California (1947 - April 30, 1947)
San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, California (April 30, 1947 - )
Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia ( - May 12, 1931)
Anonymous Printseller, London, England (ca. 1835 - )
Vladimir Bariatinsky, Saint Petersburg, Russia (ca. 1864 - )
Rudolph Lepke's Kunst-Auctions-Haus, Berlin, Germany (May 12, 1931 - May 13, 1931)
Blumenreich and Benedict, Berlin, Germany (May 13, 1931 - )
Frederick A. Stern, (1942 - )
Jacob M. Heimann, New York, New York (1946 - 1947)
Anne R. and Amy Putnam, San Diego, California (1947 - April 30, 1947)
San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, California (April 30, 1947 - )
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Exhibition
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
Permanent Collections exhibit , 00/00/00 - 3/27/1981
Masterpieces of Art Art Associates, Inc. , 5/1/1940 - 10/31/1940
Peter Paul Rubens Schaeffer & Brandt, Inc. , 11/23/1942 - 12/19/1942
Loan Exhibition of Paintings by Rubens and Van Dyck Los Angeles County Museum of Art , 11/19/1946 - 12/22/1946
Drawings & Oil Sketches by P.P. Rubens from American Collections Fogg Art Museum , 1/14/1956 - 4/28/1956
5 year loan to the new Timken Art Gallery , 9/2/1965 - 9/2/1970
Drawn by the Brush: Oil Sketches by Peter Paul Rubens Bruce Museum of Arts and Science , 10/2/2004 - 9/11/2005
Art of Devotion The San Diego Museum of Art , 1/28/2016 - 00/00/00
Art and Empire: The Golden Age of Spain The San Diego Museum of Art , 5/18/2019 - 9/2/2019
Permanent Collections exhibit , 00/00/00 - 3/27/1981
Masterpieces of Art Art Associates, Inc. , 5/1/1940 - 10/31/1940
Peter Paul Rubens Schaeffer & Brandt, Inc. , 11/23/1942 - 12/19/1942
Loan Exhibition of Paintings by Rubens and Van Dyck Los Angeles County Museum of Art , 11/19/1946 - 12/22/1946
Drawings & Oil Sketches by P.P. Rubens from American Collections Fogg Art Museum , 1/14/1956 - 4/28/1956
5 year loan to the new Timken Art Gallery , 9/2/1965 - 9/2/1970
Drawn by the Brush: Oil Sketches by Peter Paul Rubens Bruce Museum of Arts and Science , 10/2/2004 - 9/11/2005
Art of Devotion The San Diego Museum of Art , 1/28/2016 - 00/00/00
Art and Empire: The Golden Age of Spain The San Diego Museum of Art , 5/18/2019 - 9/2/2019
Bibliography
This object has the following bibliographic references:
Mr. Martin E. Petersen. San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego, California, 1993
Page Number: 105
Nicole M. Holland. San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego, California, 1993
Page Number: 116, 117, Figure Number: 117
Julia Gethman Andrews (DUP). A Catalogue of European Paintings, 1300-1870 San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego, California, 1947
Page Number: 110, 113, Figure Number: 113
The Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego Catalogue: San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego, California, 1960
Page Number: 38
Agnes Mongan and Elizabeth Mongan. European Paintings in The Timken Art Gallery: Putnam Foundation. San Diego, California, 1969
Page Number: 58, 59, 118-120, Figure Number: 20
Michael Jaffé. Rubens: RCS Rizzoli Libri S.p.a.. Milano, Italia, 1989
Page Number: 294-295, no. 856, Figure Number: 856
Julius Samuel Held. Peter Paul Rubens: Schaeffer & Brandt, Inc.. New York, New York, 1942
Page Number: 12
Lili M. Nash. Peter Paul Rubens: Schaeffer & Brandt, Inc.. New York, New York, 1942
Page Number: cat. no. 25, Figure Number: 25
William Reinhold Valentiner. Loan Exhibition of Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles, California, 1946
Page Number: cat. no. 36, Figure Number: 36
John D. Morse. Old Master Paintings in North America Abbeville Press Publishers. New York, New York, 1979
Page Number: 242
John D. Morse. Old Masters in America: Rand McNally & Company. New York, New York, 1955
Page Number: 145
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Page Number: 192, 193, Figure Number: 193
Sammlung Stroganoff, Leningrad: Rudolph Lepke's Kunst-Auctions-Haus. Berlin, Germany, 1931
Page Number: 90, 91, Figure Number: 73
Die Bestdande der Berliner Firmen, sämtlich in Liquidation: Paul Graupe. Berlin, Germany, Janaury 25, 1935-January 26, 1935
Page Number: 19 no. 51, Figure Number: 17
Mr. Steven Kern. San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego, California, 2003
Page Number: 119, Figure Number: 119
Agnes Mongan. Drawings & Oil Sketches by P.P. Rubens from American Collections Fogg Art Museum. Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1956
Page Number: 40 no. 46
Agnes Mongan. Drawings & Oil Sketches by P.P. Rubens from American Collections Fogg Art Museum. Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1956
Page Number: 30, Figure Number: 46
Robert Chadwell Williams. Russian Art and American Money, Harvard University Press. Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1980
Page Number: 178-179
Mr. Peter C. Sutton. Drawn by the Brush: Yale University Press. New Haven, Connecticut, 2004
Page Number: 31
Ms. Marjorie E. Wiesman. Drawn by the Brush: Yale University Press. New Haven, Connecticut, 2004
Page Number: 170-175, Figure Number: 21 (and detail)
Mr. Krzysztof Pomian. Museum International Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Oxford, England, December 2005
Page Number: 75, Figure Number: 13
Mr. Steven Kern. Museum News American Association of Museums. Washington, DC, March 2006-April 2006
Page Number: 50-54, Figure Number: 50
Walter Pach. Catalogue of European & American Paintings, 1500-1900 Art Aid Corporation. New York, New York, 1940
Page Number: 52 no. 64
Natalya Semyonova and Nicolas V. Iljine. Selling Russia's Treasures: The Soviet Trade in Nationalized Art 1917-1938 The M. T. Abraham Center for the Visual Arts Foundation. Paris, France, 2013
Page Number: 214-215
Mr. Martin E. Petersen. San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego, California, 1993
Page Number: 105
Nicole M. Holland. San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego, California, 1993
Page Number: 116, 117, Figure Number: 117
Julia Gethman Andrews (DUP). A Catalogue of European Paintings, 1300-1870 San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego, California, 1947
Page Number: 110, 113, Figure Number: 113
The Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego Catalogue: San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego, California, 1960
Page Number: 38
Agnes Mongan and Elizabeth Mongan. European Paintings in The Timken Art Gallery: Putnam Foundation. San Diego, California, 1969
Page Number: 58, 59, 118-120, Figure Number: 20
Michael Jaffé. Rubens: RCS Rizzoli Libri S.p.a.. Milano, Italia, 1989
Page Number: 294-295, no. 856, Figure Number: 856
Julius Samuel Held. Peter Paul Rubens: Schaeffer & Brandt, Inc.. New York, New York, 1942
Page Number: 12
Lili M. Nash. Peter Paul Rubens: Schaeffer & Brandt, Inc.. New York, New York, 1942
Page Number: cat. no. 25, Figure Number: 25
William Reinhold Valentiner. Loan Exhibition of Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles, California, 1946
Page Number: cat. no. 36, Figure Number: 36
John D. Morse. Old Master Paintings in North America Abbeville Press Publishers. New York, New York, 1979
Page Number: 242
John D. Morse. Old Masters in America: Rand McNally & Company. New York, New York, 1955
Page Number: 145
MNXaN∆ ∏NOPTOBCKNN. ∏po∆aHHble cokpoBNwa PoccNN TPN∆NCTHNK. MOCKBA MOCKBA MOCKBA MOCKBA, 2000
Page Number: 192, 193, Figure Number: 193
Sammlung Stroganoff, Leningrad: Rudolph Lepke's Kunst-Auctions-Haus. Berlin, Germany, 1931
Page Number: 90, 91, Figure Number: 73
Die Bestdande der Berliner Firmen, sämtlich in Liquidation: Paul Graupe. Berlin, Germany, Janaury 25, 1935-January 26, 1935
Page Number: 19 no. 51, Figure Number: 17
Mr. Steven Kern. San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego, California, 2003
Page Number: 119, Figure Number: 119
Agnes Mongan. Drawings & Oil Sketches by P.P. Rubens from American Collections Fogg Art Museum. Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1956
Page Number: 40 no. 46
Agnes Mongan. Drawings & Oil Sketches by P.P. Rubens from American Collections Fogg Art Museum. Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1956
Page Number: 30, Figure Number: 46
Robert Chadwell Williams. Russian Art and American Money, Harvard University Press. Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1980
Page Number: 178-179
Mr. Peter C. Sutton. Drawn by the Brush: Yale University Press. New Haven, Connecticut, 2004
Page Number: 31
Ms. Marjorie E. Wiesman. Drawn by the Brush: Yale University Press. New Haven, Connecticut, 2004
Page Number: 170-175, Figure Number: 21 (and detail)
Mr. Krzysztof Pomian. Museum International Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Oxford, England, December 2005
Page Number: 75, Figure Number: 13
Mr. Steven Kern. Museum News American Association of Museums. Washington, DC, March 2006-April 2006
Page Number: 50-54, Figure Number: 50
Walter Pach. Catalogue of European & American Paintings, 1500-1900 Art Aid Corporation. New York, New York, 1940
Page Number: 52 no. 64
Natalya Semyonova and Nicolas V. Iljine. Selling Russia's Treasures: The Soviet Trade in Nationalized Art 1917-1938 The M. T. Abraham Center for the Visual Arts Foundation. Paris, France, 2013
Page Number: 214-215
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