# Daniel in the Lions' Den, in Peter Paul Rubens

Peter Paul Rubens painted this in about 1614/1616, aged about 37. It is now at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

Our note:

> Daniel, nearly nude, sits with his hands clasped and his face turned up towards the small opening of light above the den, while nine lions prowl, yawn and stare around him, a human skull and bones at his feet.

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## The work

- Date: c. 1614/1616
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Dimensions: overall: 224.2 x 330.5 cm (88 1/4 x 130 1/8 in.) framed: 267.97 × 374.65 × 15.24 cm (105 1/2 × 147 1/2 × 6 in.) framed weight: 113.399 kg (250 lb.)
- Type: Painting
- Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965.13.1
- Licence: CC0 1.0

## The artist

[Peter Paul Rubens](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/peter-paul-rubens), Flemish, 1577–1640

Rubens was born in Siegen, raised in Antwerp and spent eight formative years in Italy, mainly in the service of the Duke of Mantua.

5 works in the collection.

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