The Triumph of the Eucharist over Ignorance and Blindness, by Rubens

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The Triumph of the Eucharist over Ignorance and Blindness. Ecclesia Per S. Eucharistiam Triumphans. Sketch for the 'Eucharist' series of designs. Rubens, Peter Paul (Flemish 1577-1640). Oil on panel, height 16.2 cm, width 24.4 cm, circa 1625 to 1626.

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Accession Number: 228
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/27.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 696 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 170.78kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 27/1
Captured: 2011:11:04 15:07:07

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17th Century allegorical allegory animals architectural Baroque carriage Catholic Catholicism chariot Christianity columns crushed crushing Ecclesia ecclesiastical Eucharist eucharistic female Fitz_PDP Flemish horses Host lions monstrance oil on panel oil on wood ostensorium painting personification processions religion religious Rubens sketch triumph triumphal Victory Artist/Maker

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