Rubens
Baroque Antwerp painter
Peter Paul Rubens was a Flemish Baroque painter of the 17th century, celebrated for his dynamic compositions, vibrant color, and sensuous depictions of the human form.
His work spans religious scenes, mythological subjects, portraits, and landscapes.
Rubens is particularly known for painting voluptuous female figures, giving rise to the adjective Rubenesque, which describes a full-figured woman in a way that emphasizes beauty rather than criticism.
Contrast technique in painting
- altarpieceReligious art behind altar
- AntwerpBelgian port city
- FlemishBelgian Dutch variant
- triptychArt in three panels
patronage · guild · iconography · allegory · mythology · biblical · classical · commission
Sensually full-bodied
- fleshyThick with soft tissue
- curvaceousHaving attractive curves
- full-figuredHaving a curvy, larger build
- buxomFull-figured, especially bosomed
rounded · ample · lush · nudes · Venus · nymphs · bacchante · sensuous
Surface for mixing pigments
- brushworkPainter's stroke method
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
- glazingGlossy protective coating
- impastoHeavily applied pigment technique
underpainting · colorist · pigment · canvas · sketch · composition · perspective · anatomy
Marked by costly elegance
- sumptuousSplendidly rich and costly
- lavishAbundant beyond necessity
- richHaving much of something
- extravagantExceeding sensible bounds
magnificent · splendid · resplendent · silks · velvet · jewels · pearls · gold
chiaroscuro
Contrast technique in painting
- altarpieceReligious art behind altar
- AntwerpBelgian port city
- FlemishBelgian Dutch variant
triptych · patronage · guild · iconography · allegory · mythology · biblical · classical · commission · workshop
voluptuous
Sensually full-bodied
- fleshyThick with soft tissue
- curvaceousHaving attractive curves
- full-figuredHaving a curvy, larger build
buxom · rounded · ample · lush · nudes · Venus · nymphs · bacchante · sensuous · carnal
palette
Surface for mixing pigments
impasto · underpainting · colorist · pigment · canvas · sketch · composition · perspective · anatomy · foreshortening
luxurious
Marked by costly elegance
extravagant · magnificent · splendid · resplendent · silks · velvet · jewels · pearls · gold · drapery
movement
Change in position
animated · spirited · vigorous · diagonal · swirling · turbulent · muscular · contorted · dramatic · tension
- AntwerpDiamond District, Chinatown, Opera House, Royal Academy, Hoboken
- Baroque Era FiguresDescartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Hobbes
- Baroque PaintersCaravaggio, Rembrandt, Vermeer
- artistsPablo Picasso, painter, artist, illustrators, Leonardo da Vinci
- art museumspaintings, The Louvre, galleries, permanent collection, exhibitions
- paintersBotticelli, Caravaggio, Cezanne, Da Vinci, Dali
RubensMondrian
Dutch abstract grid artist
minimalism · Vermeer · Kazimir Malevich · austerity · austere
RubensGiacometti
Sculptor of attenuated figures
Modigliani · El Greco · emaciation · Audrey Hepburn · Twiggy
RubensVermeer
Baroque Dutch painter
quietude · stillness · introspection · coolness · detachment
- Peter Paul RubensFlemish Baroque painter