RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel (b. 1577, Siegen, d. 1640, Antwerpen) Christ on the Cross between the Two Thieves 1619-20 Oil on panel, 429 x 311 cm Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp The painting is also called as Pierced with a Lance. Rubens' close involvement with the resurgence of Catholicism and the struggle for power led to the production a numerous large altarpieces. His stirring baroque ideas come to the fore in The Lance, with its emotionally charged, highly plastic figures. --- Keywords: -------------- Author: RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel Title: Christ on the Cross between the T
RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel (b. 1577, Siegen, d. 1640, Antwerpen) Christ on the Cross between the Two Thieves 1619-20 Oil on panel, 429 x 311 cm Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp The painting is also called as Pierced with a Lance. Rubens' close involvement with the resurgence of Catholicism and the struggle for power led to the production a numerous large altarpieces. His stirring baroque ideas come to the fore in The Lance, with its emotionally charged, highly plastic figures. --- Keywords: -------------- Author: RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel Title: Christ on the Cross between the Two Thieves Time-line: 1601-1650 School: Flemish Form: painting Type: religious
Size: 3400px × 4680px
Photo credit: © Carlo Bollo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: baroque, painter, painting, paintings, rubens
