Date : near 1630
Dimensions : 164 cm x 87 cm
Material : Oil painting on canvas sticked on wood
Acquisition : Purchase (1856)
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Flemish and Northern Painting
Painting (Thème historique)
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A procession moves from right to left across the picture plain. Maidens lead the way with pipers and sacrificial animals. The priest in his brilliant red costume provides a central focus, while elephants bearing incense burners and fruit bring up the rear. The design derives in part from Andrea Mantegna's 'Triumph of Julius Caesar' (London, Hampton Court, Royal Collection), which Rubens would have known in Mantua as a young man.
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Commande de la reine Marie de Médicis à Rubens
En 1622, la reine Marie de Médicis, veuve d'Henri IV et mère de Louis XIII, commande à Rubens une suite de vingt-quatre tableaux pour décorer la galerie occidentale du premier étage de son palais du Luxembourg à Paris (actuel Sénat).
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