Peter Paul Rubens (
Pedro Pablo Rubens, Pieter Pauwel Rubens * 1577 † 1640 )
Peter Paul Rubens (
Pedro Pablo Rubens, Pieter Pauwel Rubens * 1577 † 1640 )
Biography of Peter Paul Rubens
The incarnation of Baroque
Rubens was born on June 28, 1577 in Siegen, Netherlands. He followed a humanist and Catholic teaching. He studied landscape painting with Tobias Verhaecht in Antwerp. He continued his studies with Adam van Noort and Otta van Veen, between 1592 and 1598. In 1598, he was considered as the master of the guild Saint Luke in Antwerp. Between 1600 and 1608, Rubens was the court painter and diplomat of Vincenzo Gonzage, the Duke of Mantoue. He travelled to Rome, Genoa and Spain. His Mannerist influences were replaced by a more Baroque style. In 1608, he returned to Antwerp and became the painter of Duke Albert. Rubens then founded his school of painting and married Isabella Brant. In 1622, he became a full-time diplomat for the courts of Spain, France and England. After the death of his wife in 1630, he married Hélène Fourmet. Then he died in Antwerp on May 30, 1640.