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Rubens designed the ceiling relief in stucco, bearing the name of Mary and her symbolic honorary titles. The paintings along the walls bring further tribute to Our Lady. The patron saints of the Houtappel sisters and their cousin, Anna ’s Grevens, life-size and majestic carvings in white marble by the Colyns-De Nole studio, are alongside the three Roman martyrs Christina, Catharina, Suzanna, and St. Anne. She proudly shows a representation of her daughter, Mary, and grandson, Jesus: an extremely original depiction of the Virgin and Child with St. Anne.
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