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
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