Transcript Peter Paul Rubens, by Mariya Dukova

Peter Paul Rubens
28th June 1577 - 30th May 1640
Self Portrait
Family Background
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Father- Jan Rubens- prominent lawyer
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Convert from Catholicism to Calvinism
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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
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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
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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