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1. www.theartnewspaper.com › 2023/09/21 › there-wasThere is more to the female figures in Peter Paul Rubens’s ...

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   Sep 21, 2023 · At some point in the 19th century, the women depicted by Pieter Paul Rubens became typecast and described in English as “Rubenesque”. The term became shorthand for a voluptuous female body,...

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2. www.standard.co.uk › culture › exhibitionsRubens and Women at Dulwich Picture Gallery review: a fresh ...

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   Nov 27, 2023 · There is a drawing from a work by Michaelangelo, for instance, showing a frankly androgynous body with breasts bizarrely appended; left to himself, Rubens would never have drawn that.

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3. hyperallergic.com › 864013 › can-rubenesque-be-feministCan “Rubenesque” Be Feminist? - Hyperallergic

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   Jan 1, 2024 · Rubens & Women argues that, far from objectifying his models, the artist depicted a nuanced female body.

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4. artuk.org › discover › stories'Rubens & Women' at Dulwich Picture Gallery: who's ... - Art UK

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   Sep 27, 2023 · These monumental paintings unflinchingly celebrate the strength of motherhood. Venus nourishes Cupid; Juno uses her breast milk to create the stars in the night sky. Both convey Rubens's awe at the possibilities of the human body. His work is essential and beautiful and deserves to be enjoyed.

5. canvas.saatchiart.com › art › art-history-101Peter Paul Rubens and the Female Form | Canvas: A Blog By ...

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   Jun 28, 2016 · Rubens treatment of the curvaceous female body was remarkable, marked as a distinct woman central to his legacy. A reflection of the time and in line with the popular Baroque tradition, Rubens’ woman was plump in size and sexual appeal, giving rise to the term “Rubenesque.”

6. saltertonartsreview.com › 2024 › 01Rubens & Women – Dulwich Picture Gallery, London

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   Jan 8, 2024 · A poster boy for body positivity and realistic expectations about the female form! The truth the Dulwich Picture Gallery would bring to our attention is that Rubens’ paintings of women are far more varied and complex than this reductionist position would have us believe.

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   How does Rubens portray a woman?

   • Rubens has turned the story into a rural idyll, with a far-reaching landscape set in the soft evening sun. The three nude figures each show a different aspect of the female form, painted with a sensitive, almost tender understanding of the body in various states of subtly conveyed emotion.

   Peter Paul Rubens, 'The Judgement of Paris', probably 1632-5

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   Did Rubens paint a woman?

   • The leftmost figure is thought to be painted after Rubens’ wife, Hélène Forment. Though Rubens treatment of the female form retained the male perspective and projection that was standard in art until the twentieth century, he’s lauded for imbibing some sense of the innate qualities and experiences of womanhood.

   Peter Paul Rubens and the Female Form | Canvas: A Blog By Saatchi Art

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   Did Rubens ever draw a body?

   • There is a drawing from a work by Michaelangelo, for instance, showing a frankly androgynous body with breasts bizarrely appended; left to himself, Rubens would never have drawn that. Ditto his Study of a Female Nude (Psyche) shows an oddly androgynous and muscular figure, again probably derived from an Italian original.

   Rubens and Women at Dulwich Picture Gallery: breathtaking beauty

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   What is Rubens's exhibition about?

   • The show is billed as the first to examine the “varied and important place occupied by women, both real and imagined, in [Rubens’s] world”. The theme was inspired by the proliferation of female figures in the gallery’s own Rubens holdings and by the artist’s biography.

   There is more to the female figures in Peter Paul Rubens’s paintings

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8. www.theartnewspaper.com › 2006/09/01 › the-realThe real meaning of Rubens’ women - The Art Newspaper

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   Aug 31, 2006 · The apparent centrality of female bodies in Rubens’ art may have obscured their significance, even to Rubens experts. Women appear as representations of classical deities (for instance, Venus...