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RUBENS, Peter Paul: Portrait of Anne of Austria

🖼 Portrait of Anne of Austria, 1621-25
Oil on canvas
85 × 37 cm
Paris, France

Luminous skin and jeweled fabrics dominate this royal portrait, rendered with Rubens's signature voluptuous forms and dynamic brushwork. Anne of Austria's composed dignity and elaborate dress assert Habsburg power during a pivotal reign in French history.

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E. H. Gombrich
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