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Prometheus Bound is an oil painting by Peter Paul Rubens, a Flemish Baroque artist from Antwerp. [1] Influenced by the Greek play, Prometheus: The Friend of Man, Peter Paul Rubens completed this painting in his studio with collaboration from Frans Snyders, who rendered the eagle.
Sir Peter Paul Rubens (/ ˈ r uː b ən z / ROO-bənz; [1] Dutch: [ˈpeːtər pʌul ˈrybəns]; 28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640) was a Flemish artist and diplomat. [2] He is considered the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque tradition.
Baroque painting is the painting associated with the Baroque cultural movement. The movement is often identified with Absolutism , the Counter Reformation and Catholic Revival, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] but the existence of important Baroque art and architecture in non-absolutist and Protestant states throughout Western Europe underscores its widespread ...
The painting last sold at auction 25 years ago for 5.5 million dollars (£4.8 million). Rubens masterpiece leads collection of Baroque paintings going under the hammer Skip to main content
Paintings by Peter Paul Rubens (1577−1640), a renowned Flemish Baroque painter. Subcategories. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. ...
The Union of Earth and Water is a Baroque painting by Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens, showing Cybele as the personification of earth holding the horn of plenty and Neptune as the personification of water in the center. [1] The pair is crowned by the goddess Victoria and the union is heralded through a conch by the Triton below. [1]
The Arrival of Marie de Medici at Marseilles is a Baroque painting by Sir Peter Paul Rubens executed c. 1622 –1625. It was commissioned by Marie de' Medici of France to commemorate the life of her and her husband Henry IV of France. This painting was one of the 24 paintings in the Marie de' Medici cycle by Rubens. [1]
Saint George and the Dragon is a painting by Peter Paul Rubens (c. 1605–07), based upon the motif with the same name.. It was painted in Genoa (Saint George is the patron of this city) while Rubens was in Italy to complete his artistic training on behalf of his mentor at the time, Otto van Veen.