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Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) - Son Nicolas
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Groningen, NetherlandsOn Whoppah since October 2025 • 7 sales
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Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen, June 28, 1577 – Antwerp, May 30, 1640) was a Southern Netherlandish painter of Flemish Baroque style, draftsman, tapestry designer, and diplomat, working in Antwerp. He was also known as Pieter Paul, Pieter Pauwel, or Petrus Paulus.
Rubens began as a page at Lalaing in Oudenaarde, studied with three Flemish painters, and then successively offered his services to the court of Mantua, the Archdukes Albert and Isabella of Brussels, and Ferdinand, who succeeded Isabella as governor of the Southern or Spanish Netherlands. He also acted as a diplomat for them. Rubens painted many altarpieces, assisted by a large studio in Antwerp, but he also depicted the life of Maria de' Medici in the Palais du Luxembourg in Paris and that of the English King James I in Whitehall, London. Rubens also produced works for the Spanish kings Philip III and Philip IV. He owned a beautiful house on the Wapper, the 'Rubenshuis' (Rubens House), and later purchased 't Steen Castle.
Rubens studied the art of Antiquity and the Renaissance throughout his life and incorporated many mythological motifs into his art. Titian of the Venetian School, in particular, was a great example for him. He had close ties with the Jesuits and was passionately committed to the Counter-Reformation and the glorification of various figures.
Rubens married twice, to Isabella Brant and Helene Fourment, and had eight children with them.
A beautiful etching, signed lower right: P.P.Rubbens by the Southern Netherlandish/Belgian artist Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), with a portrait of his son Nicolas. The original was created around 1619 and hangs in the Albertina Museum in Vienna, Austria.
Hand-signed on laid paper. Date unknown, probably circa 1900.
Type of work: Print
Signature: Signed in print
Framed: No
Size: 23 x 19 cm (h x w)
Condition: In good condition
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ConditionExcellentColorsBlackMaterialPaperNumber of items1OrientationPortraitArt sizeSmallHeight23 cmWidth19 cm
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Groningen, NetherlandsOn Whoppah since October 2025 • 7 sales