Potent symbols play a crucial role in Peter Paul Rubens’s tender painting of Christ and John the Baptist as toddlers. The lamb is a hint at the future Redemption while turbulent skies in the serene background’s left denote the sorrow of the sacrifice to come.
The Infant Child Christ and John the Baptist, c.1630, Oil on CopperPeter Paul Rubens Flemish (1577 - 1640) |
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Potent symbols play a crucial role in Peter Paul Rubens’s tender painting of Christ and John the Baptist as toddlers. The lamb is a hint at the future Redemption while turbulent skies in the serene background’s left denote the sorrow of the sacrifice to come. |
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