THULDEN, Theodor van
(b. 1606, 's-Hertogenbosch, d. 1669, 's-Hertogenbosch)

Time Reveals the Truth

1657
Oil on canvas, 141 x 173 cm
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Amongst the painter around Rubens, Theodor van Thulden held an important position. Like Rubens, he was skilled in creating large-scale cycles of paintings that expressed the High Baroque both formally and iconographically and he was well-versed in the various allegorical personifications.