RUBENS, Peter Paul
(b. 1577, Siegen, d. 1640, Antwerpen)

Annunciation

1609-10
Oil on canvas, 224 x 200 cm
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

At the age of twenty-eight Rubens' works were accepted for the most historical locations, and have since entered the most prestigious collections. With paintings such as his Annunciation he was well on the way to fame.