Triptych by Peter Paul Rubens in Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp. It dates from 1609. It is associated with Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal and St Walburga Church. It was part of list of masterpieces of Flanders. It was created by Peter Paul Rubens. Genre: religious art. Its main subject is Raising of the Cross.
Before and after
- May 1607Jamestown
- 1608Publication of King Lear
- 15 October 1608Birth of Evangelista Torricelli
- 9 December 1608Birth of John Milton
- 1609The Elevation of the Cross
- 1609Kepler's laws of planetary motion
- from 1609 to 1924American Indian Wars
- 1609Kepler publishes Astronomia Nova
- from 7 March 1609 to 5 April 1609Invasion of Ryukyu
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