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Saint Teresa of Avila Interceding for Souls in Purgatory by Peter Paul Rubens — VisualArtsDB

Saint Teresa of Avila Interceding for Souls in Purgatory

Saint Teresa of Avila Interceding for Souls in Purgatory

Peter Paul Rubens

1597–1640

Medium: Oil on wood
Dimensions: 25 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. (64.1 x 48.9 cm)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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European Paintings

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