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It was principally Rubens who introduced this new evolution
in arts - the Baroque - into the
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Work by Rubens can be admired now in some Antwerp
churches and chapels, such as
Important collectors of paintings, by Rubens and others,
are banks: the "Kredietbank" (KB)-
This painting, 'Samson and Delilah'
(see fragment), property of the National Gallery, London, is now believed
to be painted by one of Rubens' pupils rather than by himself ...
Where is the original painting ?
CLICK on the fragment! Some Antwerp painters made so-called cartoons (coloured
drawings) for tapestry weavers; Jordaens, Teniers...Rubens also;
he was excellent in Greek-Roman mythology and composition was his strength.
No wonder that amongst Brabant tapistry (workshops in Brussels,
Mechelen, Antwerp..), series prepared by Rubens are of the greatest value.
......... by the way, were you ever
on the 'Rubens Market?
..... (guess not) .........
IMPORTANT! Due
to improvements on the security system (highly necessary, see the theft
of the Petel statue - Rubens' diary 3 pm), part
of the Rubens House in Antwerp may be closed for a while ...
Museum
Rubens' House
or still, download some nice paintings at:
Last update April 6th 2005.
ducal court of the Gonzaga family in Mantua
and improving his baroque mastership.
southern Netherlands. Here he worked for its Kings (the
Spanish Habsburgs), for its regents,
for ROCKOX , the Antwerp mayor,
for many guilds and corporations, for rich merchants,
for abbeys and convents, for churches (altarpieces) etc.
etc.
Also he painted for his own family and for his own collection:
portraits of his wife and children,
landscapes...
the CATHEDRAL , Saint
James' church, Saint Paul's church (of the Dominicans' monastery), Saint
Charles Borromeus' church (of the JESUITS );
in Antwerp museums
such as the State Museum of Fine Arts,
the Plantin-Moretusmuseum (famous printers!),
Rubens' House(where he lived and worked),
the museum Mayer-van den Bergh.
collection in ROCKOX' HOUSE-
and the Paris-Netherlandsbank in Osterrieth House.
Rubens had many pupils that also became excellent baroque masters.
A.VAN DIJCK for
instance, whom he called "my best pupil".Who else was working
with Rubens:
Pay a visit to the "Antwerp
School !"
Some (external) links:
Rubenshuis
Rubens
in Antwerpen (in flemish only)
Het
Leven van Rubens (biography, in flemish only)
Houses
of Pieter Paul Rubens
WebMuseum:
Rubens, Pieter Paul
Rubens
Paintings