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RUBENS (Petrus Paulus)
(1577-1640)
34. — The Triumph of the Christian
Religion over Paganism and Idolatry Represented by an angel descending in glory, bearing, with extended arms, in one hand a chalice with the sacred host, and in the other the flaming sword of the law. The heavenly apparition has created terror and confusion among the sacrificers below, who were preparing to immolate an ox, and who in their alarm have over- turned the altar of sacrifice.
The preceding and this picture, which is similarly enframed, have been painted as designs to be worked in tapestry.
Panel, 2.5 1/2 in. by 36 1/2 in. Engraved by Bolsvvert.
Mentioned in Max Rooses’ « L’CEuvre de Rubens >, vol. I , p. 54.
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