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Date : between 1629 and 1630
Material : Oil painting on wood
Acquisition : On loan from a private collection
| Sketch for the ceiling of the Banqueting House, Whitehall
Item 16 on 22
Flemish and Northern Painting
Painting
Area related
England
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| Description |  |
These are Rubens's first sketches for ceiling decorations in the banqueting hall at Whitehall Palace, London. In the central oval King James I, seated on an eagle, is crowned by the figures of Justice and Piety. In the smaller ovals, Liberality defeats Avarice, Discipline overcomes Impudence, Knowledge triumphs over Ignorance and heroic Force vanquishes Envy.
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