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"Agrippina and Germanicus," Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1614.

Rubens (1577-1640) was one of the most influential Flemish Baroque painters, and an icon in the art world.

This was painted during his time in Antwerp, after returning from a prolonged stay in Italy. There he was influenced by Roman art and antiquities, and it left a lasting impression.

Agrippina the Elder (14BC - 33AD) was the daughter of Roman general Marcus Agrippa and wife of Germanicus, a general and politician. The two had a number of children, including future emperors Nero and Caligula.

Now this is obviously not a portrait taken from the life, but a mixture of portrait and history painting. The two likenesses don't bear much resemblance to surviving busts of the two, and the styling is very much an idealized Flemish Baroque vision. But it's still impressive work.

Happy Portrait Monday!

From the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.

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"Landscape with Philemon and Baucis," Peter Paul Rubens, 1620-25.

Rubens (1577-1640) was the great master of Flemish Baroque art, whose name lives on in the term "rubenesque" when describing someone's figure. (Go look it up.)

This dramatic painting was originally to have been just a stormy landscape, but Rubens tweaked his plan to give us a scene out of Greek mythology.

In the story, Zeus and Hermes descended to earth and disguised themselves as beggars to test mankind's charity. In a town, they were turned away by every house except one, where an elderly couple named Philemon and Baucis lived. To punish the town, the two gods took the oldsters to a hill and then flooded the town, except for their house, which became an ornate temple. They remained as its keepers, and turned into intertwining trees when they died.

So while you have the torrent wiping away the town, you can also see the tiny figures of the gods and the old couple off to the right. I'd rather see them turning into trees myself...

From the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.

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Von Avantgarden und Kunstlumpen – Wutbürger Streifzüge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPaMbhDIOI8

Im März 1920 durchbrach eine Kugel das Fenster der Kunstgalerie des Dresdner Zwingers und traf dort ein Bild von Peter Paul Rubens. Dieser Anschlag auf das Leben der Kunst wurde zum Anlass der sogenannten “Kunstlumpdebatte”, an der sich u.a. Oskar Kokoschka und John Heartfield beteiligten. Mehrere Veranstaltungen der Reihe “Kunst, Spektakel & Revolution” kreisten um diesen Kontext, in dem Künstlerinnen und Künstler das Ende der Kunst proklamierten. Der Beitrag machte auf das Herbstprogramm von “Kunst, Spektakel & Revolution” aufmerksam.

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"Honeysuckle Bower," Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1609.

Rubens (1577-1640) is justly famous and popular; he was quite prolific but his quality never suffered. He was a huge influence in his time and after his passing, embedding his paintings with rich symbolism. And, from what I've read, he was also an extremely good person, intelligent and compassionate.

Here we have a double portrait, of the artist and his first wife, Isabella Brant. Here, they clasp right hands, an ancient custom indicating marital fidelity. They are surrounded by honeysuckle, a symbol of lasting pleasure, steadfastness, and permanence. The richness of their attire seems more indicative of Rubens' ambitions for worldly success, which certainly came to fruition. Sadly, the permanence here was only symbolic; Isabella died of bubonic plague at the age of 34, after they had three children together. This was painted soon after their wedding; after her passing, he did a great posthumous portrait of her, with a mischievous smile. She must have been a corker, and he's not so bad himself.

From the Alte Pinakothek, Munich.

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Duke of Braganza (c. 1628), by Peter Paul Rubens.

D. João IV (Vila Viçosa, 19 March 1604 – Lisboa, 6 November 1656), duke of Braganza, king of Portugal.

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- Ale w tych komiksowych Conanach to nic do historii sztuki w komiksie nie znajdziesz.

- Potrzymaj mnie ten kubek inki.

Widzicie?

U góry: Peter Paul Rubens, "Rzeź niewiniątek", 1609.

Na dole: "Conan the Barbarian", nr 1, 2023, scen. Jim Zub, rys. i tusz Roberto de la Torre.

#komiks #comics #historiasztukiwkomiksie #peterpaulrubens #conan

Rubens - La Vierge au Perroquet, c.1905 - Musée d'Anvers CPA LL303

https://www.delcampe.net/en_GB/collectables/postcards/fine-arts/paintings/rubens-la-vierge-au-perroquet-c-1905-musee-d-anvers-cpa-ll303-2049224339.html

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#Books shipping to new homes this morning.

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For comparison, this is Peter Paul Rubens' painting, probably portraying Susanna Lunden, and formerly known as 'Le Chapeau de Paille' ('The Straw Hat'), painted around 1622-1625.

Yes, she does look *very* much like a young Bette Davis! #peterpaulrubens

Peter Paul Rubens, Studies for Apostles; verso: Study of Drapery, c. 1611 #peterpaulrubens https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/298225

Equestrian Portrait of the Duke of Lerma, 1603 #peterpaulrubens #baroque https://www.wikiart.org/en/peter-paul-rubens/equestrian-portrait-of-the-duke-of-lerma-1603

Ich war nie so der Faschings-Typ - deshalb entfliehe ich dem Trubel und schau mir lieber Dinge an, wie das Jüngste Gericht von Rubens… 😁

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Cupid and Psyche #peterpaulrubens #flemishart https://www.wikiart.org/en/peter-paul-rubens/cupid-and-psyche

Saturn, 1638 #rubens #peterpaulrubens https://www.wikiart.org/en/peter-paul-rubens/saturn-1638

Democritus, 1603 #rubens #peterpaulrubens https://www.wikiart.org/en/peter-paul-rubens/democritus-1603

21. The Triumph of Truth, 1625 #rubens #peterpaulrubens https://www.wikiart.org/en/peter-paul-rubens/21-the-triumph-of-truth-1625

Studies of the Head of a Negro #peterpaulrubens #flemishart https://www.wikiart.org/en/peter-paul-rubens/studies-of-the-head-of-a-negro

Peter Paul Rubens, Portrait of a Woman, Probably Susanna Lunden (Susanna Fourment, 1599–1628), ca. 1625–27 #europeanart #peterpaulrubens https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437531

The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist and an Angel by Peter Paul Rubens #peterpaulrubens #barnesfoundation https://collection.barnesfoundation.org/objects/6064/

The Origin of the Milky Way, 1637 #peterpaulrubens #rubens https://www.wikiart.org/en/peter-paul-rubens/the-origin-of-the-milky-way-1637

The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek, 1625 #peterpaulrubens #rubens https://www.wikiart.org/en/peter-paul-rubens/the-meeting-of-abraham-and-melchizedek-1625

The Union of Earth and Water, 1618 #peterpaulrubens #baroque https://www.wikiart.org/en/peter-paul-rubens/the-union-of-earth-and-water-1618

Monday morning: drawing a very tiny Peter Paulus Rubens for a commission… (He is supposed to fit in the bigger illustration.)

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