The Victory of the Eucharist over Heresy, by Rubens

An image of The Victory of the Eucharist over Heresy. Sketch for the 'Eucharist' series of designs. Rubens, Peter Paul (Flemish 1577-1640). Oil on panel, height 16.2 cm, width 21.3 cm, circa 1625-1626.

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The Victory of the Eucharist over Heresy. Sketch for the 'Eucharist' series of designs. Rubens, Peter Paul (Flemish 1577-1640). Oil on panel, height 16.2 cm, width 21.3 cm, circa 1625-1626.

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Accession Number: 229
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/27.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 778 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 189.51kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 27/1
Captured: 2011:11:04 15:09:55

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17th Century architectural Baroque Catholic Catholicism Christianity columns creature defeat ecclesiastical Eucharist eucharistic Fitz_PDP Flemish heresy heretic monster oil on panel oil on wood painting personification putti putto religion religious Rubens sketch triumph Victory Artist/Maker

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