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Rubens

He was capable of everything and knew everything. He was a brilliant and versatile artist, run a large studio, spoke several languages, collected art, designed his own home, travelled around Europe as a diplomat and was interested in science. Rubens was well-versed in almost everything.

Jan I Bruegel

Monkeys' feasting (singerie)

Frans Snyders

Still-life with a hare, "tazza", grapes and lobster

Alexander Adriaenssen

Still-life with fruit, fish, vegetables and poultry

Peter Paul Rubens

Rubens's notebook

About Rubens

He was capable of everything and knew everything. He was a brilliant and versatile artist, run a large studio, spoke several languages, collected art, designed his own home, travelled around Europe as a diplomat and was interested in science. Rubens was well-versed in almost everything.

Rubens House welcomes restored Self-Portrait

Rubens’s restored Self-Portrait is back in the Rubens House in Antwerp after an absence of more than a year. Rubens returns our gaze, with a blush on his cheeks and sensuous red lips.

Anthony van Dyck

Portrait of a Brussel aldermen

Anthony van Dyck

The Head of the Apostle Matthew