更新日 2026.06.08 | 08 June 2026
展示中 常設展 | Permanent collection
展示中
Peter Paul Rubens
Siegen, 1577 - Antwerp, 1640
眠る二人の子供 Two Sleeping Children
| 制作年 | 1612-1613年頃 |
|---|---|
| 材質・技法・形状 | 油彩、板 |
| 寸法(cm) | 50.5 x 65.5 |
| Standard ref. | Jaffé 460 |
| 分類 | 絵画 |
| 所蔵番号 | P.1972-0001 |
ルーベンスは17世紀フランドル美術を代表するだけでなく、バロック絵画を最もよく具現した大芸術家です。 あどけない寝顔を見せるこの子供たちは、画家の兄の子、クララ(右)とフィリップ(左)と考えられます。それぞれ1610年および11年に生まれた二人の年格好からすれば、本作は1612-13年頃の制作でしょう。これら二人の子供の顔はそれぞれ別々の大型油彩画にも用いられており、そのことからも本作は習作として描かれたと考えられます。しかし習作であるからこそ、画家の素早く即興的な筆の運びや、子供の頬に見られる豊かな肉付けなどが画面に鮮やかに残されています。透明色と不透明色との巧みな使い分け、明暗の色調や絵具の厚みの差などによって対象を見事に描出するルーベンスの生彩ある写実法が、よく発揮された作例です。(出典: 展示室作品解説パネル)
来歴
Brought into the Radziwill family by Princess Louise of Prussia (1770-1836), daughter of Ferdinand of Prussia, as part of her dowry by her marriage to Prince Anton Henri Radziwill (1775-1833), Berlin, 17. 3. 1796; By direct inheritance to Prince Stanislas Radziwill (1866-1920), her great grand son; Princess Dolly Radziwill-Tvede (1886-1966), his widow; Duchess A. de Maillé, her daughter, untill 1972; Purchased by the NMWA, 1973.
展覧会歴
- 1936
- Rubens et son temps, Musée de l'Orangerie, Paris, 1936年11月0日-1936年12月0日, cat. no. 91
- 2013
- ルーベンス:栄光のアントワープ工房と原点のイタリア, Bunkamura ザ・ミュージアム, 2013年3月9日-2013年4月21日, cat. no. 9, col. repr.
- 2018
- ルーベンス展:バロックの誕生, 国立西洋美術館, 2018年10月16日-2019年1月20日, cat. no. 36
- 2020
- 2020年度国立美術館6館共同展「眠り展:アートと生きることゴヤ、ルーベンスから塩田千春まで」, 東京国立近代美術館, 2020年11月25日-2021年2月23日, no. 0-1, col. repr.
- 2025
- [企画展] 西洋絵画、どこから見るか?―ルネサンスから印象派まで サンディエゴ美術館 vs 国立西洋美術館, 国立西洋美術館 企画展示室, 2025年3月11日-2025年6月8日, cat. no. 48
文献歴
- 0
- Pontius, Paul. Livre à dessiner. van Avont, P., ed. Antwerpen, n.d. [first half of the 17th century], pl. 13.
- 1886
- Rooses, Max. L'œuvre de P. P. Rubens. vol. 5, Antwerpen, 1886, no. 1229, paragraph 13, pl. 353.
- 1937
- Watt, Alexander. Notes from Paris: the Paris exhibition of Flemish art of the XVIIth century. Apollo. vol. 25, no. 145, January 1937, repr. p. 37.
- 1974
- 国立西洋美術館年報. No. 7 (1972), 1974, 新収作品目録. pp. 4-5, col. repr. p. 2.
- 1975
- 国立西洋美術館名作選. 東京, 国立西洋美術館, 1975, no. 13, col. repr.
- 1978
- 国立西洋美術館名作選. 東京, 国立西洋美術館, 1978, no. 13, col. repr.
- 1979
- 国立西洋美術館総目録: 絵画篇. 東京, 国立西洋美術館, 1979, no. 250, repr.
- 1980
- Held, Julius S. The Oil Sketches of Peter Paul Rubens: A Critical Catalogue. Princeton, N.J., Princeton University Press, 1980, vol. 1, pp. 603-606, no. 439, vol. 2, col. pl. 4, pl. 423.
- 1989
- Kobayashi-Sato, Yoriko. Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Paintings in Japan I. ブリヂストン美術館・石橋美術館館報. no. 37 (1988), 1989, pp. 52-53, no. 32, repr.
- 1989
- Jaffé, Michael. Rubens: catalogo completo. Mulazzani, Germano, trans. Milano, Rizzoli, 1989, pp. 233, 234, no. 460, repr.
- 2006
- 国立西洋美術館名作選. 東京, 国立西洋美術館; 東京, 西洋美術振興財団, 2006, no. 26, col. repr.
- 2009
- Masterpieces of The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo. Tokyo, The National Museum of Western Art; Tokyo, The Western Art Foundation, 2009, no. 26, col. repr.
- 2013
- 国立西洋美術館名作選. 東京, 西洋美術振興財団, 2013, no. 38, col. repr.
- 2013
- ルーベンス:栄光のアントワープ工房と原点のイタリア(exh. cat.). [東京], 毎日新聞社, c2013, cat. no. 9, col. repr.
- 2018
- ルーベンス展:バロックの誕生 (exh. cat.). アンナ・ロ・ビアンコ; 渡辺晋輔責任編集. 東京, TBSテレビ, 2018, pp. 116-117, 290, cat. no. 36, col. repr.
- 2018
- 幸福輝. 国立西洋美術館オランダ絵画・フランドル絵画カタログ. [東京], 国立西洋美術館; 西洋美術振興財団, 2018, pp. 75-77, no. 19, col. repr.
- 2020
- 眠り展:アートと生きること、ゴヤ、ルーベンスから塩田千春まで (exh. cat.). 古舘遼編. 国立美術館, 2020, pp. 26, 174, cat. no. 0-1, col. repr.
- 2025
- 西洋絵画、どこから見るか?―ルネサンスから印象派まで:サンディエゴ美術館 vs 国立西洋美術館(exh. cat.). 国立西洋美術館; 京都市美術館 (京都市京セラ美術館); 日本経済新聞社編集. 東京, 日本経済新聞社, 2025, pp. 100, 105, 222, cat. no. 48, col. repr.
On Display
Two Sleeping Children
| Date | c. 1612-1613 |
|---|---|
| Materials and Techniques | oil on panel |
| Size(cm) | 50.5 x 65.5 |
| Credit Line | Purchased |
| Standard ref. | Jaffé 460 |
| Category | Paintings |
| Collection Number | P.1972-0001 |
The great Peter Paul Rubens was the representative painter of seventeenth-century Flanders (present-day Belgium). The models for this work are thought to have been the children of the artist's elder brother. Presumably a study for a larger oil painting, it shows off the master's swift brushwork and vivid method of depiction, notably in the fleshy cheeks of the children. Ruben's realism is well demonstrated here: capturing his subject matter through skillful application of transparent and opaque colors and effective use of contrasting color tones and paint thicknesses. (Source: Gallery label, July 2016)
Provenance
Brought into the Radziwill family by Princess Louise of Prussia (1770-1836), daughter of Ferdinand of Prussia, as part of her dowry by her marriage to Prince Anton Henri Radziwill (1775-1833), Berlin, 17. 3. 1796; By direct inheritance to Prince Stanislas Radziwill (1866-1920), her great grand son; Princess Dolly Radziwill-Tvede (1886-1966), his widow; Duchess A. de Maillé, her daughter, untill 1972; Purchased by the NMWA, 1973.
Exhibition History
- 1936
- Rubens et son temps, Musée de l'Orangerie, Paris, 0 November 1936 - 0 December 1936, cat. no. 91
- 2013
- Rubens: Inspired by Italy and Established in Antwerp, Bunkamura Museum of Art, Tokyo , 9 March 2013 - 21 April 2013, cat. no. 9, col. repr.
- 2018
- Rubens and the Birth of the Baroque, The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, 16 October 2018 - 20 January 2019, cat. no. 36
- 2020
- Sleeping: Life with Art: From Goya and Rubens to Shiota Chiharu, National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, 25 November 2020 - 23 February 2021, no. 0-1, col. repr.
- 2025
- [Special Exhibition] Emulation and Admiration: Two Stories of Collecting European Art European Master Paintings from The San Diego Museum of Art and The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, the Special Exhibition Wing, 11 March 2025 - 8 June 2025, cat. no. 48
Bibliography
- 0
- Pontius, Paul. Livre à dessiner. van Avont, P., ed. Antwerpen, n.d. [first half of the 17th century], pl. 13.
- 1886
- Rooses, Max. L'œuvre de P. P. Rubens. vol. 5, Antwerpen, 1886, no. 1229, paragraph 13, pl. 353.
- 1937
- Watt, Alexander. Notes from Paris: the Paris exhibition of Flemish art of the XVIIth century. Apollo. vol. 25, no. 145, January 1937, repr. p. 37.
- 1974
- Bulletin Annuel du Musée National d’Art Occidental. No. 7 (1972), 1974, Nouvelles acquisitions (catalogue). pp. 4-5, col. repr. p. 2.
- 1975
- Les cent chefs-d'œuvre du Musée National d'Art Occidental. Tokyo, The National Museum of Western Art, 1975 (Japanese), no. 13, col. repr.
- 1978
- Masterpieces of the National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo. Tokyo, The National Museum of Western Art, 1978 (Japanese, preface in Japanese and English), no. 13, col. repr.
- 1979
- The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo: Catalogue of paintings. Tokyo, The National Museum of Western Art, 1979, no. 250, repr.
- 1980
- Held, Julius S. The Oil Sketches of Peter Paul Rubens: A Critical Catalogue. Princeton, N.J., Princeton University Press, 1980, vol. 1, pp. 603-606, no. 439, vol. 2, col. pl. 4, pl. 423.
- 1989
- Kobayashi-Sato, Yoriko. Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Paintings in Japan I. Annual Report Bridgestone Museum of Art & Ishibashi Museum of Art. no. 37 (1988), 1989, pp. 52-53, no. 32, repr.
- 1989
- Jaffé, Michael. Rubens: catalogo completo. Mulazzani, Germano, trans. Milano, Rizzoli, 1989, pp. 233, 234, no. 460, repr.
- 2006
- Masterpieces of The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo. Tokyo, The National Museum of Western Art; Tokyo, The Western Art Foundation, 2006 (Japanese, preface in Japanese and English), no. 26, col. repr.
- 2009
- Masterpieces of The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo. Tokyo, The National Museum of Western Art; Tokyo, The Western Art Foundation, 2009, no. 26, col. repr.
- 2013
- Masterpieces: The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo. Tokyo, The Western Art Foundation, 2013 (Japanese, preface in Japanese and English), no. 38, col. repr.
- 2013
- Rubens: Inspired by Italy and Established in Antwerp(exh. cat.). [Tokyo], Mainichi Newspapers, c2013, cat. no. 9, col. repr.
- 2018
- Rubens and the Birth of the Baroque (exh. cat.). Lo Bianco, Anna; Watanabe Shinsuke, eds. Tokyo, TBS Television, 2018, pp. 116-117, 290, cat. no. 36, col. repr.
- 2018
- Kofuku, Akira. Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Paintings, The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo. [Tokyo], The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo; The Western Art Foundation, 2018, pp. 75-77, no. 19, col. repr.
- 2020
- Sleeping: Life with Art—From Goya and Rubens to Shiota Chiharu (exh. cat.). Furutate, Ryo, ed. National Museum of Art, 2020, pp. 26, 174, cat. no. 0-1, col. repr.
- 2025
- Emulation and Admiration: Two Stories of Collecting European Art: European Master Paintings from The San Diego Museum of Art and The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo (exh. cat.). The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo; Kyoto City Museum of Art (Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum); Nikkei Inc., eds. Tokyo, Nikkei Inc., 2025, pp. 100, 105, 222, cat. no. 48, col. repr.