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Exploring a painting’s unanswered questions.
By Georgia Brabec
By Isabella Holland
Vigée Le Brun developed a highly sought-after style of portraiture.
In this edition of Transits, a series that looks at the movement of art in the Museums’ galleries, we’re highlighting three paintings by Peter Paul Rubens.
Stela with Queen Ix Mutal Ahaw (detail), 761 AD. Mexico or Guatemala, southern lowlands. Limestone, 92 x 45 x 3 in. (233.7 x 114.3 x 7.6 cm). Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Gift of Mrs. Paul L. Wattis, 1999.42