Paul rubens

Peter Paul Rubens, a painter and draftsman from Antwerp, was the most important and celebrated 17-century artist from Northern Europe. His influence was particularly strong. From 1620 onwards the so-called ‘high baroque’ (maniera grande) was introduced in his work. “The Fall of the Damned” is such a highly dramatic and monumental religious painting. It features a jumble of the bodies of the damned, hurled into abyss by archangel Michael and accompanying angels. The sketch of The Fall of the…

Peter Paul Rubens Clara Serena Rubens [~1630] - St. Petersburg, Hermitage

Peter Paul Rubens - Self Portrait, 1623.

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SATIRO E FANCIULLA CON CESTO DI FRUTTA. 1615 c.- olio su tela. 113 × 71 cm. Collezione Schonborn - Bucheim.

Paul Rubens AKA Pee Wee Herman

Peter Paul Rubens was arguably one of the best painters of the 17th century Baroque style, and certainly the most famous Northern European painter of his day.

Strawberries, 1696. A little miracle of simplicity, for Adriaen Coorte's day.

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