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rubens, peter paul

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Ru·bens   (rōō'bənz)   
Flemish painter. A master of the baroque, he executed many portraits and exuberant works of allegorical, historical, and religious themes, including Descent from the Cross (1611-1614).
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Rubens, Peter Paul

A seventeenth-century Flemish painter known for his paintings of religious subjects and for his voluptuous female nudes.

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