Christ on the Cross

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Christ on the Cross

painting by Rubens

Also known as: “Le Coup de Lance”

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Peter Paul Rubens
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1616) and Christ on the Cross (also called Le Coup de Lance, 1620). Yet during this same decade Rubens also produced many paintings on secular themes—mythological, historical, and allegorical subjects, hunting scenes, and portraits. Among the finest of his mythological paintings is the Rape of the Daughters…
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1616) and Christ on the Cross (also called Le Coup de Lance, 1620). Yet during this same decade Rubens also produced many paintings on secular themes—mythological, historical, and allegorical subjects, hunting scenes, and portraits. Among the finest of his mythological paintings is the Rape of the Daughters…
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