A Body of Work Oct 26, 2009
" Going back to ancient beauties - think Venus de Milo - the Greeks set a standard that's inspired artists for a couple of thousand years and counting. Fast forward to, say, 16th centu 00004000 ry Italy, and look at Titian or Raphael, or "The Three Graces: by the 17th century Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens. (You've heard the term "Ruben-esque."). (CBS News -- Entertainment)
A Parisian Food Fight Oct 26, 2009
" Well, everybody's got their own perspective. (CBS)For instance, in this gallery filled with the works of the Flemish painter 00004000 Peter Paul Rubens (you may recall ), these paintings hold a special appeal for Velvet d'Amour (left). "The only thing they don't have is cellulite," she said. Velvet's an American who's been living in Paris for 18 years. She's a successful model and photographer. "I just tried to think of someplace I could find a positive image for my body type, and this was the... (CBS News)
Travel Postcard: 48 hrs in Antwerp Aug 10, 2009
The home of the 17th century artist Peter Paul Rubens, Antwerp is known for its diamonds, chocolates, museums and beer. It is perfect for a 48-hour visit. (India Times)
Frist Center One of Three Venues, Worldwide, for The Birth of Impressionism: Masterpieces From the Musee d'Orsay Aug 5, 2009
Works by Francisco de Zurbaran, Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck, Bernardo Strozzi, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and Edward Coley Burne-Jones are included in this dazzling assemblage. Organized by Museo de Arte de Ponce, Puerto Rico. (PR Newswire)
Mask, And You Shall Perceive Jun 25, 2009
His portraits -- of his father, sister and the young boy of "The Lamp-Lighter" -- rather self-consciously echo Peter Paul Rubens and other Flemish masters past. And then he gets weird. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Opportunity knocks at European fine art fair Mar 29, 2009
A painting by Peter Paul Rubens sold for more than $5 million. An American collector bought a pristine small painting by a lesser Dutch master, Gabriel Metsu, for more than $4 million. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Art.view: Spring sprung Mar 15, 2009
At Colnaghi, meanwhile, the two star pieces a Frans Hals portrait of St Mark and a grand 16th-century painting of David and Bathsheba, by Cranach were still unsold at the end of the first day, but a Peter Paul Rubens portrait of a young man, painted between 1610 and 1613, was snapped up for just over 5m. Colnaghi's ebullient director, Conrad Bernheimer, remarked, If there is a crisis, it must be somewhere else. (The Economist)
Lifetime Portrait Of Shakespeare Discovered Mar 11, 2009
(July 8, 2005) A small quantity of chloride in the red paint in the painting 'Portrait of a Young Lady' by Peter Paul Rubens in the Mauritshuis Museum in The Hague is causing the red parts of the painting to slowly. (Oct. (Science Daily)
British galleries save key Titian, one to go Feb 8, 2009
In 2002, Peter Paul Rubens' The Massacre of the Innocents fetched 49. 5-million in an auction record for an old master painting. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
The American parade of sins Feb 8, 2009
Of course, it's really just a matter of perception: in Peter Paul Rubens' time, corpulence was a sign of wealth, sensuality and beauty. These days, it denotes poverty, laziness and gluttony. (Chetek Alert, WI)
