The Triumph of the Church (Rubens)
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The Triumph of the Church or The Triumph of the Church over Fury, Discord and Hatred is a c.1625 oil-on-panel painting by Peter Paul Rubens, now in the Museo del Prado in Madrid. Its dimensions are 63.5 cm (25 in) x 105 cm (41.3 in).
History
It forms part of a series of allegorical paintings praising the sacrament of the
The other subjects in the cycle were The Triumph of Divine Love, The Meeting between Abraham and Melchizedek, The Victory of Virtue over Heresy, The Victory of the Eucharist over Idolatry and The Defenders of the Eucharist. They were mainly on allegorical themes with strong propagandistic and doctrinal subtext, along with some on Old Testament episodes. The Triumph of the Church was probably one of the central works in the cycle and the resulting tapestry was probably the biggest in the set with the most complex themes and composition.