Peter Paul Rubens 28th June 1577 - 30th May 1640.
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Peter Paul Rubens
28th June 1577 - 30th May 1640
Self Portrait
Family Background
Father- Jan Rubens- prominent lawyer
Convert from Catholicism to Calvinism
The family fled Flanders to escape persecution
Venice 1600
The influence of the majestic forms of Titian
Rubens's 8 years (1600-08) as court painter to the duke of Mantua
Affected the Spanish baroque art Painted altar pieces for churches
Mature Phase
Religious paintings with the emotional tenor of the Counter-Reformation.
A conservative and public cast A lusty exuberance and almost frenetic
energy.Glowing color and light that flickers
across limbs and draperies Sense of movement and tactile strength
Battle of the Amazons 1618
Christ and Saint John with Angels; Wilton House at
Wiltshire, England
Helena Fourment with a Carriage
1639;Oil on wood; Louvre
Bacchus 1638-40; Oil on canvas, transferred from panel; Hermitage,
St.Petersburg
The Village Fête
1635-38;Oil on wood, Louvre
Allegory on the blessings of peace
1629-30; Oil on canvas; National Gallery, London
Virgin and Child enthroned with saints c. 1627-8 Sketch for a large altar painting; Oil on wood, Gemaldegalerie,
Staatliche Museen, Berlin
The Prophet Elijah Receiving Bread and Water from an Angel
1625-28;Musee Bonnat, Bayonne, France
Isabella Brandt
1625-26; Oil on canvas, Uffizi