Descent from the Cross

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Descent from the Cross

What inspired Peter Paul Rubens's Descent from the Cross?

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- In Peter Paul Rubens: Return to Antwerp

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Paul Bonaventura

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Media added.	Meg Matthias	Dec 06, 2023
	Typo corrected.	Pat Bauer	Aug 18, 2023
	New article added.	Pat Bauer Paul Bonaventura	Aug 17, 2023