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Peter Paul Rubens - Paintings


Peter Paul Rubens was one of the most important artists of the Flemish Baroque. He was both, a painter and a diplomat of the Spanish Habsburg crown.
Born: 28 June 1577 in Siegen, Nassau-Dillenburg, Holy Roman Empire (today Germany)
Died: 30 May 1640 in Antwerp, Spanish Netherlands (today Belgium)
The painter Peter Paul Rubens, who stems from the educated middle class, is taught by three painters, one of whom is Otto van Veen who may have been the most influential one. At least the early work of Peter Paul Rubens still shows some hints to him. As early as in the year 1600, he travels to Italy and works as a court painter in Mantua. The portrait “Die Geissblattlaube”, which is produced shortly after his return to Antwerp, shows the painter with his first wife, Isabella Brant. Already in 1608, Peter Paul Rubens is well-known and receives numerous orders: he works as court painter to the archduke couple in Brussels, as well as for noble and ecclesiastical clients like the Jesuit Order, for whose Antwerp church, he designs 39 ceiling paintings. Starting from 1620, Peter Paul Rubens has found his very own, very picturesque, pathetically moving style. He develops a great variety of themes: hunting scenes, mythological and historical paintings as well as portraits and religious altar panels. From 1622, the internationally sought-after artist travels to the courts of Spain, England and France where he is highly esteemed and, in some cases, knighted, also from a diplomatic point of view. In the later works, his style slightly changes again: he becomes more colorful and less contrasting in the lighting as well as more characteristic in the portrait painting: the portrait “Helene Fourment in the Wedding Dress” from 1630 shows Rubens’ second wife, dressed in ostentatious dresses, which may also be a hint to the prosperity of her husband.
Peter Paul Rubens

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Peter Paul Rubens  - paintings - The Adoration of the Magi
The Adoration of the Magi

Peter Paul Rubens  - paintings - The Cardinal Infante
The Cardinal Infante

Peter Paul Rubens  - paintings - The Consequences of War
The Consequences of War

Peter Paul Rubens  - paintings - The Crucified Christ
The Crucified Christ

Peter Paul Rubens  - paintings - The Death of Seneca
The Death of Seneca

Peter Paul Rubens  - paintings - The Deposition
The Deposition

Peter Paul Rubens  - paintings - The Duke of Buckingham
The Duke of Buckingham

Peter Paul Rubens  - paintings - The Education of the Virgin
The Education of the Virgin

Peter Paul Rubens  - paintings - The Emperor Charles V
The Emperor Charles V

Peter Paul Rubens  - paintings - The Flagellation of Christ
The Flagellation of Christ

Peter Paul Rubens  - paintings - The Four Continents
The Four Continents

Peter Paul Rubens  - paintings - The Garden Of Love
The Garden Of Love

Peter Paul Rubens  - paintings - The Holy Family with St Anne
The Holy Family with St Anne

Peter Paul Rubens  - paintings - The Incredulity of St Thomas
The Incredulity of St Thomas

Peter Paul Rubens  - paintings - The Last Communion of St Francis
The Last Communion of St Francis

Peter Paul Rubens  - paintings - The Mantuan Circle of Friends
The Mantuan Circle of Friends

Peter Paul Rubens  - paintings - The Martyrdom of St Livinus
The Martyrdom of St Livinus

Peter Paul Rubens  - paintings - The Martyrdom of St Stephen
The Martyrdom of St Stephen

Peter Paul Rubens  - paintings - The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek
The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek

Peter Paul Rubens  - paintings - The Resurrection of Christ
The Resurrection of Christ

Peter Paul Rubens  - paintings - The Road to Calvary
The Road to Calvary

Peter Paul Rubens  - paintings - The Statue of Ceres
The Statue of Ceres

Peter Paul Rubens  - paintings - The Supper at Emmaus
The Supper at Emmaus

Peter Paul Rubens  - paintings - The Three Crosses
The Three Crosses

Peter Paul Rubens  - paintings - The Trinity Adored by the Duke of Mantua and his Family
The Trinity Adored by the Duke of Mantua and his Family

Peter Paul Rubens  - paintings - The Triumph of Victory
The Triumph of Victory

Peter Paul Rubens  - paintings - The Union of Earth and Water
The Union of Earth and Water

Peter Paul Rubens  - paintings - The Virgin and Child in a Garland of Flower
The Virgin and Child in a Garland of Flower

Peter Paul Rubens  - paintings - Venus Frigida
Venus Frigida

Peter Paul Rubens  - paintings - Venus in Fur Coat
Venus in Fur Coat

Peter Paul Rubens  - paintings - Virgin and Child
Virgin and Child

Peter Paul Rubens  - paintings - Virgin and Child
Virgin and Child

Peter Paul Rubens  - paintings - Virgin in Adoration before the Christ Child
Virgin in Adoration before the Christ Child

Peter Paul Rubens  - paintings - Woman with a Mirror
Woman with a Mirror


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Peter Paul Rubens - paintings