Pierre-Paul Rubens
1577 (Siegen) / 1640 (Antwerp)
One of the most eminent Nordic painters, if not the most talented, was at the same time an artist of international renown, a fine diplomat on behalf of various European courts, a shrewd merchant who brilliantly organized the production of the studio he directed in Antwerp, and possessed of a thirst for erudition that makes the greatest minds. His painting, baroque if ever there was one, gives pride of place to color, to the melting of the brushstrokes and to the psychological passion animating his characters, especially in religious subjects. A fervent Catholic, Peter Paul Rubens seized upon the art of Venice - Titian whom he admired so much - and the classics - Michelangelo, Raphael, etc. - but also that of his contemporaries - Caravaggio in the first place - to better serve the doctrine of the Counter-Reformation.
One of the most eminent Nordic painters, if not the most talented, was at the same time an artist of international renown, a fine diplomat on behalf of various European courts, a shrewd merchant who brilliantly organized the production of the studio he directed in Antwerp, and possessed of a thirst for erudition that makes the greatest minds. His painting, baroque if ever there was one, gives pride of place to color, to the melting of the brushstrokes and to the psychological passion animating his characters, especially in religious subjects. A fervent Catholic, Peter Paul Rubens seized upon the art of Venice - Titian whom he admired so much - and the classics - Michelangelo, Raphael, etc. - but also that of his contemporaries - Caravaggio in the first place - to better serve the doctrine of the Counter-Reformation.
Artist's exhibitions
Face au soleil, un astre dans les arts.
21/09/2022 - 29/01/2023
(Paris) Musée Marmottan-Monet
21/09/2022 - 29/01/2023
(Paris) Musée Marmottan-Monet
Homère
27/03/2019 - 22/07/2019
(Lens) Musée du Louvre-Lens
27/03/2019 - 22/07/2019
(Lens) Musée du Louvre-Lens
Rubens. Portraits princiers.
04/10/2017 - 14/01/2018
(Paris) Musée du Luxembourg
04/10/2017 - 14/01/2018
(Paris) Musée du Luxembourg
Les Collections du prince de Liechtenstein.
07/11/2015 - 20/03/2016
(Aix-en-Provence) Hôtel de Caumont
07/11/2015 - 20/03/2016
(Aix-en-Provence) Hôtel de Caumont
Rubens et son héritage
25/09/2014 - 04/01/2015
(Lille) Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille
25/09/2014 - 04/01/2015
(Lille) Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille
Frans Hals – Sous le regard de Rembrandt, Rubens et Titien
23/03/2013 - 28/07/2013
(HAARLEM) FransHals Museum
23/03/2013 - 28/07/2013
(HAARLEM) FransHals Museum
Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens et les autres. Peintures baroques flamandes aux Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique
20/09/2012 - 03/02/2013
(Paris) Musée Marmottan-Monet
20/09/2012 - 03/02/2013
(Paris) Musée Marmottan-Monet
Une collection particulière : les dessins de la collection Christian et Isabelle Adrien
21/03/2012 - 26/08/2012
(Rennes) Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes
21/03/2012 - 26/08/2012
(Rennes) Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes
Le baroque en Flandre. Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens
24/02/2012 - 28/05/2012
(Douai) Musée de la Chartreuse de Douai
24/02/2012 - 28/05/2012
(Douai) Musée de la Chartreuse de Douai
Le papier à l’œuvre
09/06/2011 - 05/09/2011
(Paris) Musée du Louvre
09/06/2011 - 05/09/2011
(Paris) Musée du Louvre
Splendeurs des collections du prince du Liechtenstein. Brueghel, Rembrandt, Rubens...
04/06/2011 - 02/10/2011
(Évian-les-Bains) Palais Lumière d’Évian
04/06/2011 - 02/10/2011
(Évian-les-Bains) Palais Lumière d’Évian
Le baroque en Flandres - Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens - Dessins de l’Ecole Nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts
15/04/2011 - 03/07/2011
(Rouen) Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen
15/04/2011 - 03/07/2011
(Rouen) Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen
Rubens, Poussin et les peintres du XVI
24/09/2010 - 24/01/2011
(Paris) Musée Jacquemart André
24/09/2010 - 24/01/2011
(Paris) Musée Jacquemart André
De Van Dyck à Belloto
20/02/2009 - 24/05/2009
(Lille) Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille
20/02/2009 - 24/05/2009
(Lille) Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille
Les Artistes des Empereurs à Baden-Baden : de Dürer à Titian, de Rubens à Velazquez
20/02/2009 - 14/06/2009
(Baden-Baden) Musée Frieder Burda
20/02/2009 - 14/06/2009
(Baden-Baden) Musée Frieder Burda