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Born June 28, 1577 • Siegen • Germany
Died May 30, 1640 (aged 62) • Antwerp • Belgium
Notable Works “Descent from the Cross” • “The Elevation of the Cross”
Movement / Style Baroque art and architecture • Flemish art • Stuart style

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The Fall of Phaeton, oil painting by Peter Paul Rubens, shows mythological figures and horses tumbling from a chariot amid dramatic rays of light and swirling clouds.
Peter Paul Rubens: The Judgment of Solomon
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