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Belgium / Belgique. Antwerp / Anvers. Peter Paul Rubens, house and museum

In this house, Rubens combined Flemish and Roman architectures. He had an impressive collection of Roman statues. He was a very successful artist who employed a large number of assistants.

 

"Peter Paul Rubens, (born June 28, 1577, Siegen, Nassau, Westphalia [Germany]—died May 30, 1640, Antwerp, Spanish Netherlands [now in Belgium]), Flemish painter who was the greatest exponent of Baroque painting’s dynamism, vitality, and sensuous exuberance. Though his masterpieces include portraits and landscapes, Rubens is perhaps best known for his religious and mythological compositions."

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