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The Brazen Serpent (Rubens)

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The Brazen Serpent
ArtistPeter Paul Rubens
Yearc 1635–1640
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions186.4 cm × 264.5 cm (73.4 in × 104.1 in)
LocationNational Gallery London

The Brazen Serpent is a painting by Peter Paul Rubens, probably dating to between 1635 and 1640. It is now in the National Gallery in London. Its shows a scene from the Old Testament (Numbers 21: 6–9).

It seems to include some work by his students, who may have blocked it in from a modello by Rubens himself, with the artist working up the result.

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