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Coronation and Assumption of the Virgin Peter Paul Rubens, 1700
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Coronation and Assumption of the Virgin

Peter Paul Rubens Β· 1700

Why it's great

Mary is lifted up to heaven on a cloud, to be crowned by Christ, in a swirl of angels. Peter Paul Rubens painted it in about 1620.

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πŸ“ Hermitage MuseumSaint Petersburg, Russia

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About the artist

Peter Paul Rubens

1577–1640 Β· born in Siegen Β· died in Antwerp

Peter Paul Rubens was born in Siegen, Germany, in 1577 and grew up in Antwerp, which became his home. He was the most famous Baroque painter of northern Europe, ran a huge workshop, and also worked as a diplomat for Spain. He died in Antwerp in 1640.

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