Presentation in the Temple, Peter Paul Rubens,

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Presentation in the Temple, , Pen, brush and brown ink on pale tan paper; reverse, black chalk and brown ink., Sheet: 8 7/16 x 5 9/16 in. ( x cm), Drawings, Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp), The first great altarpiece Rubens painted after his return from Italy was The Descent from the Cross, commissioned in 1611 for the chapel of the arquebusiers in the Antwerp Cathedral. The triptych was dedicated to Saint Christopher, the guild's patron saint, and the theme was the carrying of Christ

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Size: 3888px × 5677px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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