Wolf and Fox Hunt
Artist: Peter Paul Rubens (Belgian, 1577–1640)
Original Dimensions: 96 5/8" x 148 1/8"
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
About Artwork: (ca. 1616) "With characteristic business acumen, Rubens created a market for a new art form: very large hunting scenes painted on canvas, of which this one is the first. These monumental paintings took the place of tapestries, a significantly more expensive medium at the time. This canvas was originally even larger, before being trimmed to fit in a collector’s home. Rubens painted the picture with the help of assistants but declared that the wolves were his own work." - (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

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