RUBENS, Peter Paul: The Virgin and Child with St Elizabeth and the Infant St John the Baptist

Q: Where is "The Virgin and Child with St Elizabeth and the Infant St John the Baptist" by RUBENS, Peter Paul?

"The Virgin and Child with St Elizabeth and the Infant St John the Baptist" is held in the permanent collection of Fundación Colección Thyssen-Bornemisza, Pedralbes, Spain.

Q: Which museum has "The Virgin and Child with St Elizabeth and the Infant St John the Baptist"?

"The Virgin and Child with St Elizabeth and the Infant St John the Baptist" is on display at Fundación Colección Thyssen-Bornemisza in Pedralbes.

Q: Who painted "The Virgin and Child with St Elizabeth and the Infant St John the Baptist" and when?

"The Virgin and Child with St Elizabeth and the Infant St John the Baptist" was painted by RUBENS, Peter Paul in c. 1615.

Q: What are the dimensions of "The Virgin and Child with St Elizabeth and the Infant St John the Baptist"?

"The Virgin and Child with St Elizabeth and the Infant St John the Baptist" measures 151 × 113 cm.

Q: What art movement is "The Virgin and Child with St Elizabeth and the Infant St John the Baptist" associated with?

"The Virgin and Child with St Elizabeth and the Infant St John the Baptist" is a work of Flemish, Baroque, painted by RUBENS, Peter Paul.

Q: Can I see "The Virgin and Child with St Elizabeth and the Infant St John the Baptist" in person?

Yes — "The Virgin and Child with St Elizabeth and the Infant St John the Baptist" is on permanent display at Fundación Colección Thyssen-Bornemisza in Pedralbes. Check the museum website for current opening hours.

✦ RUBENS, Peter Paul

🖼 The Virgin and Child with St Elizabeth and the Infant St John the Baptist, c. 1615

◈ Oil on canvas

⊞ 151 × 113 cm

▣ Fundación Colección Thyssen-Bornemisza

◎ Pedralbes, Spain

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Soft, warm light bathes four figures—the Virgin, Child, St Elizabeth, and infant John—in intimate tenderness, their bodies intertwined through Rubens's fluid brushwork. This devotional scene exemplifies Flemish Baroque sensuality while reinforcing Counter-Reformation piety through the sacred encounter between Christ and his precursor.

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