Why did Peter Paul Rubens depict Jesus as pregnant in his painting "The Tribute Money"?

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I was at the Legion of Fine Art Museum in San Francisco and saw Peter Paul Rubens' painting "The Tribute Money". Jesus is definitely pregnant in this painting and I can't find any explanation for that on the web. Why would he have painted Jesus as pregnant? What does that mean or represent?

asked Aug 8, 2013 in Artworks

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The gesture of the body may appear that way to you, but it doesn't to most people.

answered Aug 8, 2013