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RUBENS, Peter Paul: Assumption of the Virgin

🖼 Assumption of the Virgin, c. 1620
Oil on canvas
458 × 297 cm
Vienna, Austria

Swirling clouds and golden light propel the Virgin upward, surrounded by cherubs and apostles in dynamic baroque composition. Rubens' masterpiece epitomizes Counter-Reformation theology, celebrating Mary's divine ascension through explosive movement and theatrical grandeur that defines Flemish baroque art.

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