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Aug 23, 2021 · Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640), Portrait of a Young Woman with a Rosary, c. 1609–1610.jpg 3,375 × 4,724; 17.49 MB
His biblical and mythological nudes are especially well-known. Painted in the Baroque tradition of depicting women as soft-bodied, passive, and to the modern eye highly sexualised beings, his nudes emphasise the concepts of fertility, desire, physical beauty, temptation, and virtue.
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.”
Aug 31, 2006 · Stereotypically “macho” images of masculinity proliferate in Rubens’ art, the most characteristic being the military hero depicted in full Roman armour.
Sep 19, 2023 · There’s a popular assumption that the artist Peter Paul Rubens only painted one type of woman: the voluptuous ‘Rubenesque’. A new exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery is the first to challenge that thinking. Its co-curator, Arts Society Lecturer Amy Orrock, reveals the story
Oct 2, 2023 · Peter Paul Rubens is so famous for painting voluptuous nudes that his name has become an adjective to describe them. A new exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery in London aims to show that bare flesh is only part of the story of Rubens and Women.
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He is one of the most famous painters in Western art, widely recognized and admired for his dramatic style and a leading figure of the Baroque era – a period typified by the most emotionally intense and sensual art, music and sculpture.
