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Oil On Canvas, Real Flavor of Old Masters
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RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel
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Descent from the Cross
Painting ID:: 64197
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RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel
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Flemish Baroque Era Painter, 1577-1640 |
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Descent from the Cross |
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1612-14 Oil on panel, 421 x 153 cm O.-L. Vrouwekathedraal, Antwerp The right wing of the great triptych of the Descent from the Cross is devoted to the presentation of the Infant Christ in the Temple at Jerusalem. The elderly Simeon holds the Child in his arms while the prophetess Anna, located in the shadows between Simeon and Mary, looks on joyfully. Joseph, who has brought two sacrificial doves with him, kneels down respectfully. The onlooker on the left edge of this splendid temple interior is Nicolaas Rockox, a friend of Rubens and a prominent figure in Antwerp. , Artist: RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel , Descent from the Cross (right wing) , 1601-1650 , Flemish , painting , religious |
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Related Paintings::.
| Christ Leading the Patriarchs to the Paradise | Christ and the Christian Soul (df01) | Portrait of Victor Ritter von Bauer (mk12) | |
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