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RUBENS, Peter Paul: Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints

🖼 Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints, c. 1628
Oil on wood
80 × 56 cm
Berlin, Germany

Luminous gold and rich crimson dominate this enthroned Madonna, surrounded by saints in Rubens's dynamic Flemish composition. The work exemplifies Counter-Reformation devotion, combining Byzantine icon tradition with Baroque grandeur to inspire religious fervor.

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