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Sir Peter Paul Rubens (/ ˈ r uː b ən z / ROO-bənz; [1] Dutch: [ˈpeːtər pʌul ˈrybəns]; 28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640) was a Flemish artist and diplomat. [2] He is considered the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque tradition. Rubens' highly charged compositions reference erudite aspects of classical and Christian history.
On one side stood the Poussinists (Fr. Poussinistes) who were a group of French artists, named after the painter Nicolas Poussin, who believed that drawing was the most important thing. [1] On the other side were the Rubenists (Fr. Rubénistes), named after Peter Paul Rubens, who prioritized color. [2]
The Massacre of the Innocents is the subject of two paintings by Peter Paul Rubens depicting the episode of the biblical Massacre of the Innocents of Bethlehem, as related in the Gospel of Matthew (2:13–18). The first, measuring 142 x 182 cm, was painted after his return to his native Antwerp in 1608, following eight years spent in Italy.
Rubens' work, including Consequences of War, represents the height of Flemish Baroque painting. His style is referred to as pan-European and synthesizes elements of Italian Renaissance and Baroque artists to form his own artistic approach. The work of Michelangelo, Titian, Carracci, and Caravaggio informed Rubens's paintings in varying degrees. [6]
The Garden of Love, Peter Paul Rubens, 1630-1631. The Garden of Love is a painting by Rubens, produced in around 1633 and now in the Prado Museum in Madrid. The work was first listed in 1666, when it was hung in the Royal Palace of Madrid, in the Spanish king's bedroom. [1] In early inventories, the painting was called The Garden Party. [2]
Peter Paul Rubens, The Raising of the Cross, c. 1610–1611 Flemish Baroque painting was a style of painting in the Southern Netherlands during Spanish control in the 16th and 17th centuries .
Peter Paul Rubens painted the triptych The Elevation of the Cross after returning to Antwerp from Italy in 1610–1611 as commissioned by the church authorities of the Church of St. Walburga. [1] Cornelis van der Geest , a wealthy merchant and churchwarden of the Catholic Church of St. Walburga, secured this commission for Rubens and funded the ...
The Arrival of Marie de Medici at Marseilles is a Baroque painting by Sir Peter Paul Rubens executed c. 1622 –1625. It was commissioned by Marie de' Medici of France to commemorate the life of her and her husband Henry IV of France. This painting was one of the 24 paintings in the Marie de' Medici cycle by Rubens. [1]