\paperw4500 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 This painting is the fruit of collaboration between Rubens and Bruegel. Rubens was responsible for the figures, while Bruegel, a famous pa
inter of still lifes, executed the garland of flowers. It is likely that Rubens used his wife Isabella and son Albert as models for the Virgin and Child. The iconographic style, with Mary showing us a standing Jesus, is derived from Byzantine art, know