Summary
Sir Peter Paul Rubens (28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640), was a Flemish Baroque painter, and a proponent of an extravagant Baroque style that emphasised movement, colour, and sensuality. He is well known for his Counter-Reformation altarpieces, portraits, landscapes, and history paintings of mythological and allegorical subjects. In addition to running a large studio in Antwerp that produced paintings popular with nobility and art collectors throughout Europe, Rubens was a classically educated humanist scholar and diplomat who was knighted by both Philip IV, King of Spain, and Charles I, King of England.
Referring entries
- Palazzi di Genova
- Monday 17 October 1644
- Friday 1 April 1644
- Tuesday 8 October 1641
- Monday 4 October 1641
Further reading
Sources
- Wikipedia for background, portrait
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