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Flemish school; 17th century. "Portrait of Peter Paul Rubens". Oil on canvas. Relined. Measurements: 42 x 35 cm. Peter Paul Rubens was a painter of the Flemish school that, however, competed on equal terms with contemporary Italian artists, and enjoyed a very important international importance, since its influence was also key in other schools, as is the case of the passage to the full baroque in Spain. Although born in Westphalia, Rubens grew up in Antwerp, where his family originated. After his training, Rubens joined the painters' guild in Antwerp in 1598. Only two years later he made a trip to Italy, where he stayed from 1600 to 1608. During these decisive dates, the young Flemish master was able to learn first-hand about naturalism and classicism, the works of Caravaggio and the Carracci. During his visit to Mantua he will be impressed by Mantegna, mainly by his "Triumphs of Caesar", which will influence his later "Triumph of the Eucharist", where we see the same classical theatrical sense of Mantegna. Also in Mantua he will know first hand the giants of Giulio Romano's Tea Palace. He visited Rome on several occasions, and also studied the art of Classical Antiquity, which will influence his first style, sculptural and monumental, which will evolve over time towards a more pictorial language. In the Italian capital Rubens also became acquainted with Italian Renaissance painting, the works of Michelangelo, Raphael and Leonardo. In his journey through Italy he will also pass through Florence and Parma, the latter city where he will come into contact with the work of Correggio. In Venice he learned the sense of ostentation of Veronese and the dramatism of Tintoretto, and in 1609 he returned to the Netherlands, in the service of the governors of Flanders, Archduke Albert and the Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia. In addition to being a chamber painter, Rubens will exercise for the court diplomatic tasks that will take him to visit Spain, London and Paris. In 1609 he married Isabel Brant in Antwerp and organized his workshop, hiring excellent collaborators, with whom he worked side by side, many of them being specialist painters (Frans Snyders, Jan Brueghel de Velours...). He also took on disciples and created an excellent workshop of engravers, who worked from drawings in his own hand, and under his supervision. During these years he carried out important commissions such as "The Elevation of the Cross" (1610) or "The Descent from the Cross" (1611-14), both for the Cathedral of Antwerp. Rubens is already by then the leading painter in Flanders, and in his workshop are formed outstanding masters such as Anton van Dyck or Jacob Jordaens. Today works by Rubens are preserved in the most important collections around the world, including the Prado Museum, the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, the Louvre in Paris, the Mauritshuis Gallery in The Hague, the Metropolitan in New York, the National Gallery in London and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

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Flemish school; 17th century. "Portrait of Peter Paul Rubens". Oil on canvas. Relined. Measurements: 42 x 35 cm. Peter Paul Rubens was a painter of the Flemish school that, however, competed on equal terms with contemporary Italian artists, and enjoyed a very important international importance, since its influence was also key in other schools, as is the case of the passage to the full baroque in Spain. Although born in Westphalia, Rubens grew up in Antwerp, where his family originated. After his training, Rubens joined the painters' guild in Antwerp in 1598. Only two years later he made a trip to Italy, where he stayed from 1600 to 1608. During these decisive dates, the young Flemish master was able to learn first-hand about naturalism and classicism, the works of Caravaggio and the Carracci. During his visit to Mantua he will be impressed by Mantegna, mainly by his "Triumphs of Caesar", which will influence his later "Triumph of the Eucharist", where we see the same classical theatrical sense of Mantegna. Also in Mantua he will know first hand the giants of Giulio Romano's Tea Palace. He visited Rome on several occasions, and also studied the art of Classical Antiquity, which will influence his first style, sculptural and monumental, which will evolve over time towards a more pictorial language. In the Italian capital Rubens also became acquainted with Italian Renaissance painting, the works of Michelangelo, Raphael and Leonardo. In his journey through Italy he will also pass through Florence and Parma, the latter city where he will come into contact with the work of Correggio. In Venice he learned the sense of ostentation of Veronese and the dramatism of Tintoretto, and in 1609 he returned to the Netherlands, in the service of the governors of Flanders, Archduke Albert and the Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia. In addition to being a chamber painter, Rubens will exercise for the court diplomatic tasks that will take him to visit Spain, London and Paris. In 1609 he married Isabel Brant in Antwerp and organized his workshop, hiring excellent collaborators, with whom he worked side by side, many of them being specialist painters (Frans Snyders, Jan Brueghel de Velours...). He also took on disciples and created an excellent workshop of engravers, who worked from drawings in his own hand, and under his supervision. During these years he carried out important commissions such as "The Elevation of the Cross" (1610) or "The Descent from the Cross" (1611-14), both for the Cathedral of Antwerp. Rubens is already by then the leading painter in Flanders, and in his workshop are formed outstanding masters such as Anton van Dyck or Jacob Jordaens. Today works by Rubens are preserved in the most important collections around the world, including the Prado Museum, the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, the Louvre in Paris, the Mauritshuis Gallery in The Hague, the Metropolitan in New York, the National Gallery in London and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

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