Abstract: In 1634 Peter Paul Rubens received a commission for a large altarpiece for the abbey in Afflighem (Hekelgem, Belgium). The altarpiece, now in the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Brussels, depicts
Christ, surrounded by a crowd of soldiers and grievers, as they climb up Mount Calvary.
Several of Rubens preparatory oil sketches for this composition have been preserved to this day and by studying them we can follow the creative process of the âmaking ofâ an altarpiece.
Abstract: In the so-called Golden Age at the beginning of the 19th century, Danish artist often travelled abroad, especially to Rome. The travelling artists carried out their drawings in situ before their motifs, and these drawings frequently constituted the basis of their paintings. This article discusses to what extent the artists followed the original drawing in the final picture.
