The Triumph of the Eucharist over Ignorance and Blindness, by Rubens

An image of The Triumph of the Eucharist over Ignorance and Blindness. Ecclesia Per S. Eucharistiam Triumphans. Sketch for the 'Eucharist' series of designs. Rubens, Peter Paul (Flemish 1577-1640). Oil on panel, height 16.2 cm, width 24.4 cm, circa 1625 to 1626.

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The Triumph of the Eucharist over Ignorance and Blindness. Ecclesia Per S. Eucharistiam Triumphans. Sketch for the 'Eucharist' series of designs. Rubens, Peter Paul (Flemish 1577-1640). Oil on panel, height 16.2 cm, width 24.4 cm, circa 1625 to 1626.

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Accession Number: 228
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/27.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 696 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 170.78kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 27/1
Captured: 2011:11:04 15:07:07

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17th Century allegorical allegory animals architectural Baroque carriage Catholic Catholicism chariot Christianity columns crushed crushing Ecclesia ecclesiastical Eucharist eucharistic female Fitz_PDP Flemish horses Host lions monstrance oil on panel oil on wood ostensorium painting personification processions religion religious Rubens sketch triumph triumphal Victory Artist/Maker

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