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Portrait of a Commander
Peter Paul Rubens

Portrait of a Commander

1612New York City

Portrait of a Commander or A Commander Being Dressed for Battle is a portrait of an unknown man in plate armour, by Peter Paul Rubens. In July 2010 it was sold for £9 million by Christie's after Sotheby's turned it down, suspecting its authenticity as a Rubens. In December 2011, the portrait was placed on loan with the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Subject
gaze towards the viewer, body armor, man

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