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Head of One of the Three Kings: Melchior, The Assyrian King
Studio of Sir Peter Paul Rubens
c. 1618 · oil on panel transferred to canvas
Dimensions overall: 66.8 x 51.5 cm (26 5/16 x 20 1/4 in.)
Collection: National Gallery of Art
Peter Paul Rubens painted this compelling image of one of the three Magi around 1618 for his childhood friend Balthasar Moretus the Elder (1574–1641), owner of the prestigious Plantin Press in Antwerp...
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