Peter Paul Rubens Flashcards
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Self-Portrait with Isabella Brandt
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from 1609-10 in Belgium
- The painting is a double portrait since there are two figures within it
- The painting is meant as a provocative image of marrietal bliss
- Ruben’s foot touching the bottom of his wife’s dress nods to their successful sex life
- Another name for the painting is Honeysuckle Bower
- Currently in the Old Pinakothek in Munich, Germany
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Raising of the Cross
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from 1610-11 in Belgium
- The piece is a triptych meaning it is divided into three panels
- The original altarpiece had an image of God the Father on top
- The painting is meant to speak out against the iconoclasms done by the Protestants at the time of the painting
- Currently in the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp, Belgium
- The painting had an emphasis on the new ideals of Romon Catholicism after the Council of Trent
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Henri IV Receiving the Portrait of Marie de Medici
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from 1621-25 in Belgium
- It is apart of a series of 24 paintings commissioned by Marie de Medici, widow of Henri IV
- All paintings are currently in the Louvre in Paris
- The series is entitled the Marie de Medici Cycle
- The series took two years for Rubens to complete
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Garden of Love
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from 1630-32 in Belgium
- Currently in the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain
- The presence of carousing figures allude to merry company genre paintings
- The painting was originally hung in the Royal Palace of Madrid
- In early inventories, the painting was called The Garden Party