Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640)
Author of Rubens and the Italian Renaissance
About the Author
Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish baroque painter, son of a prominent Antwerp lawyer, was the most prolific, influential, and brilliant artist of his time. He was also a scholar, an entrepreneur, and a diplomat. He served in this last capacity in 1629, negotiating a peace between Spain and England. He show more spent several of his early years in Italy, where he learned much of his great art from the Italian Renaissance. In 1608 Rubens settled in his hometown of Antwerp, where, assisted in his vast output by many assistants, he lived a sumptuous life. Great commissions came to him. The Life of Maria Medici (21 canvases, now in the Louvre) stands out, as do the ceilings at Whitehall in London. His style is exuberant, dramatic, and of an incomparable sureness of touch, whether depicting a female nude or a great historic event. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: Detail from "Self Portrait of the Painter and his Wife Isabella Brant under the Honeysuckle Arbor", c. 1609.
Works by Peter Paul Rubens
Rubens, drawings and sketches : catalogue of an exhibition at the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, 1977 (1977) 32 copies
P. P. Rubens : schilderijen, olieverfschetsen, tekeningen : tentoonstelling 29 juni-30 september 1977 (1977) 14 copies
De brieven van Rubens een bloemlezing uit de correspondentie van Pieter Paul Rubens (2006) 13 copies
Le siècle de Rubens (cat. exp. Bruxelles, Musées royaux des Beaux-arts de Belgique, 15 octobre – 12 décembre 1965) (1965) 8 copies
Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) 7 copies
Rubens 5 copies
Rubens, paintings and drawings 4 copies
Rubens dall'Italia all'Europa: Atti del convegno internazionale di studi, Padova, 24-27 maggio 1990 (Italian Edition) (1992) 3 copies, 1 review
Théorie de la Figure Humaine, Considérée Dans Ses Principes, Soit En Repos, Soit En Mouvement (French Edition) (2003) 3 copies
Complete Works of Peter Paul Rubens 3 copies
Peter Paul Rubens, 1577-1640 : Ausstellung zur 400. Wiederkehr seines Geburtstages, 15. April bis 19. Juni 1977, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Wien (2004) 3 copies
The Great Artists : Their lives, works and inspiration : 49 : Rubens (1994) — Illustrator — 2 copies
Histoire d'un tableau de Rubens, 1577-1640 : l'Adoration des bergers et la Cathédrale de Soissons (1993) 2 copies
Pictor şi diplomat: scrisori 2 copies
The masterpieces of Rubens 2 copies
The battle of the Amazons 1 copy
GRANDS PEINTRES 1 copy
Adam en Eva [postcard] 1 copy
Peter Paul Rubens, 1577-1640. Text by Julius S. Held. [Reproductions, including self-portraits.] 1 copy
Peter Paul Rubens - Juno und Argus : Thema und Geschichte ; Maltechnik und Restaurierung 2004 1 copy
The sketches of Rubens 1 copy
Der Münchener Kruzifixus 1 copy
Peter Paul Rubens 1577-1640 1 copy
Rubens and His Circle 1 copy
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- Canonical name
- Rubens, Peter Paul
- Legal name
- Rubens, Peter Paul
- Other names
- Sir Peter Paul Rubens
Rubens, Pieter Paul - Birthdate
- 1577-06-28
- Date of death
- 1640-05-30
- Gender
- male
- Occupations
- artist
diplomat - Organizations
- Guild of St. Luke (1598)
- Cause of death
- heart failure
- Nationality
- Flemish
- Birthplace
- Siegen, Nassau-Dillenburg, Holy Roman Empire
- Place of death
- Antwerp, Spanish Netherlands
- Burial location
- Antwerp, Belgium
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The works of Flemish Baroque painter & printmaker Peter Paul Rubens (28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640). Composite 4 Edition. This is the reference print edition of Book XXXII in The Zedign Art Series of monographs of the masters, published by The Zedign House. A dedicated webpage of Rubens's book and artworks is maintained at https://books.zedign.com/zas/32.html
The works of Flemish Baroque painter & printmaker Peter Paul Rubens (28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640). Composite 2 Edition. This is the standard print edition of Book XXXII in The Zedign Art Series of monographs of the masters, published by The Zedign House. A dedicated webpage of Rubens's book and artworks is maintained at https://books.zedign.com/zas/32.html
The works of Flemish Baroque painter & printmaker Peter Paul Rubens (28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640). This is the digital edition of Book XXXII in The Zedign Art Series of monographs of the masters, published by The Zedign House. A dedicated webpage of Rubens's book and artworks is maintained at https://books.zedign.com/zas/32.html
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