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Peter Paul Rubens
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Born June 28, 1577 • Siegen • Germany
Died May 30, 1640 (aged 62) • Antwerp • Belgium
Notable Works “Descent from the Cross” • “The Elevation of the Cross”
Movement / Style Baroque art and architecture • Flemish art • Stuart style

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Peter Paul Rubens: self-portrait
Peter Paul Rubens: The Fall of Phaeton
Peter Paul Rubens: The Judgment of Solomon
Peter Paul Rubens: Jagd auf Nilpferd und Krokodil (“Hunt for Hippopotamus and Crocodile”)
Peter Paul Rubens: Wolf and Fox Hunt
Peter Paul Rubens: The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus
Peter Paul Rubens: the life of Marie de Médicis
Peter Paul Rubens: portrait of Anne of Austria
Peter Paul Rubens: Venus and Adonis
Antwerp: the Cathedral of Our Lady
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