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RUBENS, Peter Paul: Adoration of the Magi

🖼 Adoration of the Magi, 1626-29
Oil on canvas
283 × 219 cm
Paris, France

Golden light floods a crowded stable scene as richly dressed kings present gifts to the Christ child, rendered with Rubens's characteristic dynamic composition and luminous flesh tones. This Flemish masterpiece exemplifies Counter-Reformation art, celebrating divine mystery through opulent detail and theatrical movement that affirmed Catholic devotion.

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