French school of the XIXth century The Education of the Virgin. Oil on canvas. Signed "Chs Yelupede" lower left. 58 x 42 cm. Wear, chips, restorations. Composition taken from the painting made around 1630-1645 by Pierre-Paul RUBENS (1577-1640), currently kept in the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp, inventory number 306. Provenance : sale Me Oger Blanchet , "Dessins et tableaux Anciens" , 26 april 2013, Paris Drouot

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