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Peter Paul Rubens (born June 28, 1577, Siegen, Nassau, Westphalia [Germany]—died May 30, 1640, Antwerp, Spanish Netherlands [now in Belgium]) was a Flemish painter who was the greatest exponent of Baroque painting’s dynamism, vitality, and sensuous exuberance.
He famously fused a mastery of Flemish realism with the traditions of the Italian Renaissance to produce a powerful and exuberant style that epitomized the immensely popular Baroque movement, promoted by the Counter Reformation in efforts to re-establish the grandeur of the Catholic Church.
Rubens' highly charged compositions reference erudite aspects of classical and Christian history. His unique and immensely popular Baroque style emphasised movement, colour, and sensuality, which followed the immediate, dramatic artistic style promoted in the Counter-Reformation.
Sir Peter Paul Rubens was a Flemish artist known for his dramatic Baroque style. Learn more about his life, work, and style.
Rubens designed woven and painted decoration for the courts of France, England, and Spain and also served occasionally as an international diplomat. Rubens’s early style was greatly impacted by an eight-year stay in Italy.
The name Rubens conjures vivid images of fleshy nude women, but his paintings embraced a broad array of subjects. Rubens has been called “the prince of painters” and his influence can be seen from the portraits of Van Dyck to the prints of Picasso. Here are six surprising facts that show there’s more to Rubens than you might think.
He designed it himself in an Italian style. He also added a circular sculpture hall, based on the Pantheon, to the house. Rubens's major business was altarpieces, particularly suitable for an artist who enjoyed working on a grand scale.
The most sought-after painter in northern Europe during the seventeenth century, Peter Paul Rubens, was also a diplomat, linguist, and scholar. His dynamic, emotional style with its rich texture, vivid color, and lively movement has influenced Western art to the present day.
Characterized by vivid colors, rich textures, and an expressive brush, Rubens’s dynamic style earned him the admiration and patronage of royals, regents, statesmen, and prelates alike. In the words of one of his contemporaries, Rubens was “a prince of painters and a painter of princes.”
Rubens' highly charged compositions reference erudite aspects of classical and Christian history. His unique and immensely popular Baroque style emphasised movement, colour, and sensuality, which followed the immediate, dramatic artistic style promoted in the Counter-Reformation.