Christ appears as a gardener to the three Marys — Jacob Jordaens

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Artist: Jacob Jordaens
Date: 1611
Location: Gemäldegalerie Berlin

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THE ARTIST

Jacob Jordaens

1593–1678 · Spanish Netherlands

Jacob Jordaens, a prolific Flemish Baroque painter, became Antwerp's leading artist after Rubens and van Dyck, despite never traveling to Italy.

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Further Works by Jordaens

The Fall of the Giants 1663 · Art Institute of Chicago

An Allegory of Fruitfulness 1620 · Wallace Collection

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