◧ Artist: Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640)
◧ Country: Flemish, Belgium
◧ Title: [The Adoration of the Magi]
◧ Medium: Oil painting on canvas
◧ Medium: Oil painting on canvas
◧ Painting Size: 280 x 218 cm
◧ Museum: Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Belgium
◧ Country of Stamp Issue: Belgium
◧ Date of Issue: March 12, 2018
◧ Face Value: 2 Inland - No Face Value
◧ Issued as Rubens 2018 series
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Peter Paul Rubens painted the Adoration of the Magi (Matthew 2:1) more often than any other episode from the life of Christ. The most notable ones are as follows;
1. Painted in 1624, currently at Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Belgium (Above)
2. Painted in 1609 and repainted in 1628 and 1629 during his second trip to Spain, currently at Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain
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| 1609 & 1628-1629 Prado Museum, Madrid |
3. Painted in 1617-18, currently at Museum of Fine Arts, Lyon, France
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| 1617-18 Museum of Fine Arts, Lyon |
4. Painted in 1632-34, currently at King's College Chapel, Cambridge
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| 1632-34 King's College Chapel, Cambridge |
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