Art, literature & history
The Capitoline Eagle
c. 1601/1602
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- black chalk on laid paper
- Dimensions
- overall (approximate): 21.7 x 27.5 cm (8 9/16 x 10 13/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1976.68.1
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Peter Paul Rubens. The Capitoline Eagle. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
The Capitoline Eagle — Sir Peter Paul Rubens. c. 1601/1602.
Medium: black chalk on laid paper.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall (approximate): 21.7 x 27.5 cm (8 9/16 x 10 13/16 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1976.68.1. Gift of Emile E. Wolf.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.