Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) The Prodigal Son 1618 Oil on panel, 108 × 156.2 cm Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp
The Prodigal Son (1618)
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Isabella Brant (1621)
Van Dyck, Anthony (1599-1641) Isabella Brant 1621 Oil on canvas, 153 x 120 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Isabella Brant was the first wife of the Antwerp master Peter Paul Rubens, whom she married shortly after his return from Italy…
Sir Anthony van Dyck
(1599–1641) Antoon van Dyck Anthonie Vandyke The artist’s works: Portrait of a Married Couple c.1617–1618 Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest Betrayal of Christ c.1618–1620 Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Mucius Scaevola before Lars Porsenna c.1618–1620 Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest The Betrayal…
Lamentation over the Dead Christ (1601-1602)
Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) Lamentation over the Dead Christ 1601–1602 Oil on canvas, 180 x 136 cm Galleria Borghese, Roma While in the past this Lamentation over the Dead Christ was ascribed to Antoon Van Dyck, today critics agree that it…
Terence
(c.195 BC-c.159 BC) Publius Terentius Afer Works: • The Comedies of Terence (English) Codex Vaticanus Latinus (9th century) with the portrait of Terence. Terence in Art: Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) Venus Frigida 1614 Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp Born c.195…
Ovid
(43 BC-17/18 AD) Publius Ovidius Naso Works: • Ars Amatoria; or, The Art Of Love (English) • Fasti (Latin) • Metamorfóseos o Transformaciones, Tomo 1 (Spanish) • Metamorfóseos o Transformaciones, Tomo 2 (Spanish) • Metamorfóseos o Transformaciones, Tomo 3 (Spanish) •…
Self-Portrait (1623)
Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) Self-Portrait 1623 Oil on panel, 85.7 x 62.2 x 0.5 cm Royal Collection, Buckingham Palace, London This painting seems to have been something of a face-saver. In 1621 Rubens supplied Lord Danvers with a Lion Hunt (now lost),…
Hélène Fourment (c.1636-1638)
Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) Hélène Fourment (“The Furry”) c.1636–1638 Oil on oak, 178.7 × 86.2 × 2.5 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna The posture of Rubens‘ second wife Helena Fourment (1614-1674, married in 1630) is reminiscent of the type of the ancient…
Self-portrait (c.1638)
Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) Self-portrait c.1638 Oil on canvas, 110 × 85.5 × 2.4 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Inscription: P.P. RUBINS (!) added later on the left of the column Despite his great successes, Rubens was always ambivalent about court life.…
Diana Returning from Hunt (c.1616)
Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) Diana Returning from Hunt c.1616 Oil on canvas, 136 x 184 cm Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden