In this painting we see a portrait of Rembrandt Peale’s younger brother, Rubens. The room is brown and the boy’s jacket is brown. The colors, red and green, really stand out when surrounded by brown. The shapes of the leaves and the color of the petals tell us that this is a geranium. Adding color to a picture can tell those who look at it more about the objects in our picture. Where are the red petals in this painting? Where is the flower pot? What color is it? How many pairs of glasses are in this painting? Rubens Peale with a Geranium, 1801 by Peale
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