Happy bday Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish artist, diplomat from Duchy of Brabant in Southern Netherlands. "He is considered the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque tradition. Rubens's highly charged compositions reference erudite aspects of classical and Christian history"

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A parody of Peter Paul Rubens's 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 (1630-1635) in The Sexy Brutale (, 2017).

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Peter Paul Rubens's copy of The Battle of Anghiari a lost painting by Leonardo da Vinci, often referred to as "The Lost Leonardo" [1179 X 857]

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`Saturn being a good dad to his son`

With some guidance from Peter Paul Rubens's "Saturn."

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Dec 22nd - 'The Adoration of the Magi' (1609) by Rubens. Descriptions of the magus Balthazar as an African king date back to Bede, and the first paintings depicting him as such to the 1400s. Rubens's Balthazar is based on his own posthumous portrait of Mulay Ahmad, King of Tunis.

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Peter Paul Rubens's copy of Leonardo DaVinci's lost work: The Battle of Anghiari.

Purportedly, from left to right are Francesco Piccinino; Niccolò Piccinino; Ludovico Trevisan; Giovanni Antonio Del Balzo Orsini.

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On the 8th Day of Christmas... And yes, there are Maids-a-Milking in the background of Rubens's 'Autumn Landscape', painted for his own enjoyment towards the end of a successful career. To read the latest news as we wait for judgement, follow this link:
https://t.co/dQmIspOpDW

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'Peace and War' illustrates Rubens's hopes for the peace he was trying to negotiate between England and Spain in his role as envoy to Philip IV of Spain. Rubens presented the finished work to Charles I of England as a gift: https://t.co/u8gDvC4FHG

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All great artists drew a lion or two: Rembrandt's lioness devouring a bird combines careful study with vigorous execution, seen especially in the freely-drawn hindquarters. A nice contrast to Rubens's monumental lions, both studies for paintings (Daniel and Samson)

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Explore dynamic composition in 'St. Catherine,' c. 1620: https://t.co/wA9ZDRH7M3

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