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Madonna and Child with the Donors Alexandre Goubeau and his wife Anne Antoni
A religious Baroque painting depicting the Madonna with the Child and the donors – Alexandre Goubeau and his wife Anne Antoni, shown in a prayerful position with a deep expression of religiosity and devotion.
Portrait of the Creator
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Artist
Peter Paul Rubens
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Date of birth and death
28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640
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Natinality
Flemish
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Style
Flemish Baroque painting, dynamic compositions, vivid coloring, sensuous forms
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Significant works
The Raising of the Cross, The Descent from the Cross, The Night Watch, The Fall of Man, Marie de’ Medici cycle, The Three Graces
Information about the work
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Year:
1604
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Execution technique:
oil on canvas
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Location:
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours, Tours, France
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Theme:
religion, Madonna and Child, donors, prayer, Baroque
Internal Narrative and Creative Framework
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Inner Narrative
The painting emphasizes the relationship between holiness and human piety, highlighting the role of the donors in church patronage and their spiritual commitment.
The key to interpreting the work
Interpret as an expression of the spirituality of the Baroque era, considering the symbolic meaning of the figures and their prayerful posture.See other works by this artist
Copy of Battle of Anghiari, the lost painting by Leonardo da Vinci
- Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
- Year: 1603
