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The Rape of the Daughters of Leuccipus
By Pieter Paul Rubens,1617
Painting, Oil paint, BaroqueÂ
Height 224cm, Width 211cm
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Alte Pinakothek. Munich, Germany
In this painting, Rubens used the myth of the brothers Dioscuri, the sons of Zeus and Leda, Castor and Polydeuces, who kidnapped the daughters of King Leucippus -
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Pieter Paul Rubens
Netherlands
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Sir Peter Paul Rubens (28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640) was a Flemish artist and diplomat from the Duchy of Brabant in the Southern Netherlands (modern-day Belgium). He is considered the most influential
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The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus by Peter Paul Rubens
This painting, "The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus" by Peter Paul Rubens, is a dynamic and dramatic depiction of the mythological abduction of King Leucippus's daughters, Hilaira and Phoebe, by the Dioscuri twins, Castor and Pollux. The artwork, housed in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich, exempli
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The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus by Peter Paul Rubens
SUMMARY
This painting, "The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus" by Peter Paul Rubens, is a dynamic and dramatic depiction of the mythological abduction of King Leucippus's daughters, Hilaira and Phoebe, by the Dioscuri twins, Castor and Pollux. The artwork, housed in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich, exempli
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