diff --git a/data_prototype/patches.py b/data_prototype/patches.py
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+import numpy as np
+
+from .wrappers import ProxyWrapper, _stale_wrapper
+from .containers import DataContainer
+
+from matplotlib.patches import Patch as _Patch, Rectangle as _Rectangle
+
+
+class PatchWrapper(ProxyWrapper):
+    _wrapped_class = _Patch
+    _privtized_methods = (
+        "get_edgecolor",
+        "get_facecolor",
+        "get_linewidth",
+        "get_linestyle",
+        "get_antialiased",
+        "get_hatch",
+        "get_fill",
+        "get_capstyle",
+        "get_joinstyle",
+        "get_path",
+        "set_edgecolor",
+        "set_facecolor",
+        "set_linewidth",
+        "set_linestyle",
+        "set_antialiased",
+        "set_hatch",
+        "set_fill",
+        "set_capstyle",
+        "set_joinstyle",
+        "set_path",
+    )
+    _xunits = ()
+    _yunits = ()
+    required_keys = {
+        "edgecolor",
+        "facecolor",
+        "linewidth",
+        "linestyle",
+        "antialiased",
+        "hatch",
+        "fill",
+        "capstyle",
+        "joinstyle",
+    }
+
+    def __init__(self, data: DataContainer, nus=None, /, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(data, nus)
+        self._wrapped_instance = self._wrapped_class([0, 0], 0, 0, **kwargs)
+
+    @_stale_wrapper
+    def draw(self, renderer):
+        self._update_wrapped(self._query_and_transform(renderer, xunits=self._xunits, yunits=self._yunits))
+        return self._wrapped_instance.draw(renderer)
+
+    def _update_wrapped(self, data):
+        for k, v in data.items():
+            getattr(self._wrapped_instance, f"set_{k}")(v)
+
+
+class RectangleWrapper(PatchWrapper):
+    _wrapped_class = _Rectangle
+    _privtized_methods = PatchWrapper._privtized_methods + (
+        "get_x",
+        "get_y",
+        "get_width",
+        "get_height",
+        "get_angle",
+        "get_rotation_point" "set_x",
+        "set_y",
+        "set_width",
+        "set_height",
+        "set_angle",
+        "set_rotation_point",
+    )
+    _xunits = ("x", "width")
+    _yunits = ("y", "height")
+    required_keys = PatchWrapper.required_keys | {"x", "y", "width", "height", "angle", "rotation_point"}
+
+    def _update_wrapped(self, data):
+        for k, v in data.items():
+            if k == "rotation_point":
+                self._wrapped_instance.rotation_point = v
+                continue
+            # linestyle and hatch do not work as arrays,
+            # but ArrayContainer requires arrays, so index into an array if needed
+            elif k in ("linestyle", "hatch"):
+                if isinstance(v, np.ndarray):
+                    v = v[0]
+            getattr(self._wrapped_instance, f"set_{k}")(v)
diff --git a/examples/simple_patch.py b/examples/simple_patch.py
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+"""
+====================
+Simple patch artists
+====================
+
+"""
+import numpy as np
+
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+
+from data_prototype.containers import ArrayContainer
+
+from data_prototype.patches import RectangleWrapper
+
+cont1 = ArrayContainer(
+    x=np.array([-3]),
+    y=np.array([0]),
+    width=np.array([2]),
+    height=np.array([3]),
+    angle=np.array([0]),
+    rotation_point=np.array(["center"]),
+    edgecolor=np.array([0, 0, 0]),
+    facecolor=np.array([0.0, 0.7, 0, 0.5]),
+    linewidth=np.array([3]),
+    linestyle=np.array(["-"]),
+    antialiased=np.array([True]),
+    hatch=np.array(["*"]),
+    fill=np.array([True]),
+    capstyle=np.array(["round"]),
+    joinstyle=np.array(["miter"]),
+)
+
+cont2 = ArrayContainer(
+    x=np.array([0]),
+    y=np.array([1]),
+    width=np.array([2]),
+    height=np.array([3]),
+    angle=np.array([30]),
+    rotation_point=np.array(["center"]),
+    edgecolor=np.array([0, 0, 0]),
+    facecolor=np.array([0.7, 0, 0]),
+    linewidth=np.array([6]),
+    linestyle=np.array(["-"]),
+    antialiased=np.array([True]),
+    hatch=np.array([""]),
+    fill=np.array([True]),
+    capstyle=np.array(["butt"]),
+    joinstyle=np.array(["round"]),
+)
+
+fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+ax.set_xlim(-5, 5)
+ax.set_ylim(0, 5)
+rect1 = RectangleWrapper(cont1, {})
+rect2 = RectangleWrapper(cont2, {})
+ax.add_artist(rect1)
+ax.add_artist(rect2)
+ax.set_aspect(1)
+plt.show()