About this work

A work made of oil on panel.

Description from the Art Institute of Chicago.

Eustache Le Sueur painted this in 1650, aged 34. It is now at the Art Institute of Chicago.

How it was made

Oil on panel: Oil paint on prepared wooden boards, usually oak in the north and poplar in Italy. The rigid, smooth surface suits fine detail and thin, glowing glazes.
Oil paint: Pigment ground in a drying oil, usually linseed. It dries slowly, so painters could blend on the canvas, build up thin translucent glazes, and rework a picture over weeks. Canvas replaced wooden panels in the 1500s because it is lighter and can be rolled.

Eustache Le Sueur

French, 1616–1655

Rights and the museum’s record

Public domain. The Art Institute of Chicago has dedicated this image to the public domain under CC0, so anyone may copy, adapt and use it, for any purpose, without asking. Our prints and files are reproductions made from the museum’s image; the museum doesn’t endorse them.

Object number: 1974.233
Credit: Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
Type: Painting
Department: Painting and Sculpture of Europe
Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
Museum record: See it on the museum’s site

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