The Conversion of Saint Bavo

The Conversion of Saint Bavo is a 1623-1624 altarpiece by Peter Paul Rubens. It was commissioned as the high altarpiece for Sint-Baafskathedraal in Ghent by bishop Antoon Triest (1577-1657). It is still sited in the cathedral. An oil sketch for it is now in the National Gallery, London.[1]

Bibliography

  1. http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/peter-paul-rubens-oil-sketch-for-high-altarpiece-st-bavo-ghent
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