Peter Paul Rubens

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Peter Paul Rubens

• Flemish Baroque-Era Painter

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1577-1640

• A Flemish painter is from the country of the
  Netherlands, also known as Holland.
• The Baroque period in art, music and dance was
  from about the 1600s to 1750s.

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Descent from the cross

• Much of Rubens art portrayed scenes from the
  Bible.

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Holy Family with Saints Elizabeth and John the
Baptist
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Daniel in the Lions Den
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The Fall of Icarus

• This example shows one of his paintings from
  Greek mythology.

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Examples of Landscapes

• Landscape with a Rainbow
• Peasant Dance

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Action Scenes

• Hippopotamus and The Lion Hunt
• Crocodile Hunt

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Garden of Love

• The Garden of Love shows the ornate Baroque
  style of Rubens.

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Peter Paul Rubens

• Peter Paul Rubens is considered one of the most
  important Flemish painters of the 17th century.
  His style, baroque, influenced later artists like
  Renior and Delacroix.

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International Painter

• After studying in Italy, Rubens traveled to other
  countries, Spain, England, and Austria to paint
  for Kings and Queens.

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Peter and Isabella

• Color is luxuriant, light and shade glow, and the
  brushwork is beautiful. All these elements
  further what is most beautifulthe lifelong
  concern of Rubens in his art.

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Rubens personal life

• Rubens married twice, first to Isabella Brant
  with whom he had three children.
• After she died, he married Hélène Fourment with
  whom he had 5 children.