Who painted “The Origin of the Milky Way”?

“The Origin of the Milky Way” was painted by Peter Paul Rubens in 1637. Where to see it: Museo del Prado.

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Peter Paul Rubens: swirling diagonal compositions packed with movement, fleshy, pearly-pink nudes, rich colour and sheer energy on a huge scale.

Sir Peter Paul Rubens (28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640) was a Flemish artist and diplomat. He is considered the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque tradition. Rubens's highly charged compositions reference erudite aspects of classical and Christian history. Wikipedia

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More by Peter Paul Rubens

“The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus”, 1618
“Saturn”, 1637
“The Elevation of the Cross”, 1609
“Massacre of the Innocents”, 1611
“Rubens and Isabella Brant in the honeysuckle bower”, 1609
“The Judgement of Paris”, 1636
“The Garden of Love”, 1632
“The Descent from the Cross”, 1611