New Technique Reveals Hidden Van Gogh Portrait Jul 31, 2008
(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. (June 16, 2008) Scientific evidence has shown that the sky in Winslow Homer's watercolor "For to be a Farmer's Boy" (1887) once glowed with color. (Science Daily)
Christie's London Sells $284.6 Million of Art; Monet's Lilies Sets Record Jun 26, 2008
It became the second-most expensive painting sold at a European auction, after the Peter Paul Rubens work ``The Massacre of the Innocents'' in 2002, bought by newspaper magnate Ken Thomson for 49. 5 million pounds with fees at in London. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Tate asks public to help raise 6m to keep Reubens masterpiece Jun 6, 2008
The Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens created the oil painting for Charles I in the 1620s to show his ideas for the ceiling at the Banqueting House at Whitehall. But The Apotheosis of James I: Multiple Sketch for the Banqueting House Ceiling is in danger of being sold overseas and yesterday the Tate asked for the public's help to raise the 6million it needs to buy it. (Times Online)
Save our Rubens, historian urges Jun 6, 2008
The Tate has until the end of July to raise 6m to save an exquisite Peter Paul Rubens sketch. And, according to historian David Starkey, the possibility that the work might leave the country is "absolutely unthinkable". (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Artist seeks inspiration from her surroundings May 27, 2008
Although they wear white T-shirts and jeans, they are posed as though they themselves could be subjects in Peter Paul Rubens' 17th century painting, "Descent from the Cross." Indeed, Morrison explains the name of her painting is in part inspired by those many historical images of groups of people painstakingly removing Christ's body from the cross. There's also "descent" as in a plummeting airplane. (Athens Banner-Herald)
El Greco to Velzquez: An Overview Apr 22, 2008
On display are lustrous wonders of glass exhibited in the recreated camarin or cabinet of curiosities that belonged to the Duke of Lerma, his portrait by Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) also on display. Such collections of European, Asian and Native American artifacts, most notably in Dresden, Germany, were all the rage of Late Renaissance and Baroque royals and aristocrats. (Suite101.com)
'El Greco to Velazquez' uses masters to frame unsung artists Apr 20, 2008
The list included more than 2,000 paintings, including a majestic portrait of the duke painted by the Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens while on a diplomatic mis sion to the Spanish court in 1603. On view here, it's the only painting by a non-Spaniard in the show. (Boston Globe)
Public asked to save Rubens art Mar 21, 2008
The public is being asked to help raise 6m needed to keep a valuable sketch by Peter Paul Rubens in the UK.. Called The Apotheosis of James I, the oil sketch was commissioned by Charles I for the ceiling of the Banqueting House in Whitehall, London. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Leonardo Biblioteca Reale Drawings Feb 19, 2008
Leonardo's missing masterpiece is known from his surviving preparatory sketches and a famous reworked print by Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640). His (ca. (Suite101.com)
Christie's Sale of Rubens, Old Masters, Shows Risk of Offering Guarantees Dec 8, 2007
Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Christie's International missed its low estimates on old-master pictures including a guaranteed Peter Paul Rubens sketch last night, as it pitched prices too high. The London auction raised 18. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
* The scientific potential of painting Dec 1, 2007
The group obtained images of 554 paintings from 181 artists, including Edgar Degas, Gustav Klimt, Rembrandt, Thomas Gainsborough and Peter Paul Rubens. They then narrowed the list down to five artists, such as Turner, who were painting before, during and after the time of volcanic eruptions. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Holland, Belgium for $1,699 Nov 27, 2007
Finally, you'll travel to Antwerp for a guided tour of the home of the famous Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens. You'll also see many of his paintings on display at the Gothic Cathedral of Our Lady. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Holiday Gifts: Museum Books 2007 Nov 13, 2007
Works by Edgar Degas (1834-1917), Claude Monet (1840-1926) and Paul Czanne (1839-1906) are examined alongside those of Raphael (1483-1520), Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) and Diego Velzquez (1599-1660), among others. Essential reading for any serious student of art history and devotee of Impressionism. (Suite101.com)
In Which World Gallery Nov 12, 2007
The Descent from the Cross by Peter Paul Rubens. This beautiful (1612-1614) is the central panel of a triptych that today hangs in the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp. (Suite101.com)
From Paris to Denver: Louvre art travels west Aug 15, 2007
Works in the October through January exhibition include pieces by Anthony van Dyck, Jean-Honore Fragonard, Nicolas Poussin, Rembrandt van Rijn, Peter Paul Rubens, Titian, Diego Velazquez and Gianlorenzo Bemini. Slide show. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Cozens and Gainsborough Jun 18, 2007
His landscapes were influenced by the example of Peter Paul Rubens, the famous classically-trained 17th-century Baroque artist very much influenced by the Venetian masters. Art critic John Ruskin declared Gainsborough an expert at color from whom even Rubens, reputed to be the greatest at using color, could learn something. (Suite101.com)
National Gallery takes to streets of London Jun 13, 2007
Peter Paul Rubens, Ganton Street. The Entombment (1500-1). (Independent)
Appleton Museum is a treasure for Ocala Jun 11, 2007
" Through thick and thin, including financial troubles and squabbles about what educational entity would pay for its budget, the 67,000-square-foot Appleton has continued to provide Central Florida with cultural opportunities that usually only bigger cities enjoy. The museum is now financially stable and under the wing of Central Florida Community College. The Appleton property off State Road 40 is also home to the Ocala Civic Theater and the Pioneer Garden Club. "The Appleton also enriches the... (Ocala Star-Banner)
Barnes Museum Moves Downtown Jun 7, 2007
There is also work from Charles Demuth, William Glackens, Maurice and Charles Prendergrast, El Greco, Peter Paul Rubens, and Titian. He was also one of the first Americans to collect and pay attention to African art. (Suite101.com)
The art of Antwerp May 23, 2007
We end up back in Groenplaats where the huge statue of Peter Paul Rubens, Antwerp's most famous son, reminds us that we are here to do culture. Antwerp was European city of culture in 1993 so the vague plan is to learn how Liverpool might benefit from its year as capital of culture in 2008. (Guardian Unlimited -- Travel)
David Thomson Snares Biggest Ever Canadian Takeover With Reuters Agreement May 16, 2007
He also made headlines in 2002, when newspapers reported he was the buyer of ``The Massacre of the Innocents,'' a masterpiece by 17th-century Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens. The painting fetched $76. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Ringling Museum Getting Multi-Million Makeover May 14, 2007
During the storm the roof was partially destroyed and Gabrielle's rains dripped only a few feet from masterpieces by Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens. After years of passing the buck, the state and the community came up with about $140 million to not only restore the aging museum, but to also expand the 66-acre estate to ensure its financial future. (WFOR.com, FL)
Ringling revival a 'riches to rags to riches story' May 13, 2007
-- The Ringling museum's aging roof couldn't stop Tropical Storm Gabrielle's drenching rain, which dripped into buckets only a few feet from masterpieces by Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens. It was 2001 and the leaks were the latest calamity in the slow, ignoble decline of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. (Herald-Tribune)
Archaeologists find tomb of King Herod May 10, 2007
The biblical massacre figures in paintings such as Peter Paul Rubens' 17th-century "Massacre of the Innocents.". The account, however does not appear in other Gospels, and experts are not convinced of its accuracy, especially the implications of mass infanticide. (Herald Online, SC -- Health)
Welcoming home fine old friends Mar 30, 2007
Two of the paintings, Diana and Her Nymphs by Peter Paul Rubens, and Tieleman Roosterman by Franz Hals, have interesting provenances. Once owned by members of the Rothschild family, each was confiscated by the Nazis and returned after the war. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Venetian to take over museum operations Feb 28, 2007
The much smaller Guggenheim Hermitage remained open and has hosted a series of exhibits from Peter Paul Rubens, several masterworks exhibits and a pop art show. Despite Herridge's efforts, the museum has had difficulty drawing local support and building membership. (Las Vegas Sun)
Ancient Chinese paintings on show in Brussels Feb 15, 2007
Eighty-five paintings by Chinese masters from the 15th to the 20th century, drawn from the collection of the Palace Museum in Beijing, stood side by side with 92 works by Belgian painters during the same period, such as Pieter Brueghel and Peter Paul Rubens, in an unique exhibition in the Brussels Center for Fine Arts. The exhibition, the Forbidden Empire, was designed so that visitors can observe both the relationships and the differences between the two groups' painters in terms of themes,... (Xinhuanet, China)
Two masters, one collaborative palette Dec 30, 2006
In a remarkable series of religious and mythological canvases, Peter Paul Rubens painted the figures and Jan Brueghel the Elder the landscapes, flora and fauna. In fact, in their day, this was not unusual. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Collectors' additions Dec 24, 2006
The boar actually, an oil painting of a boar, surrounded by hunters and nervous horses and painted by Peter Paul Rubens in about 1611 now belongs to the Getty Museum, which bought it in April from a London dealer, price undisclosed. Rubens drew the image from an episode in Ovid's poetry, but the alarm in the animals' eyes seems immediate enough to provoke a PETA demonstration. (Los Angeles Times)
Possible Rubens sells for 1,000 times asking price Dec 7, 2006
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - One art lover in Sweden paid 1,000 times over the starting bid for a painting billed as the work of a student of Peter Paul Rubens after learning the Flemish baroque master may have painted it himself. ADVERTISEMENT. (Yahoo News -- Art and Museums)
Previously unknown work by Rubens sold in Sweden Dec 6, 2006
STOCKHOLM A painting believed to be a previously unknown work by Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens sold for $2. 45-million (U.S.) at a Swedish auction Tuesday. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Small wonders Nov 29, 2006
There's a certain irony in this weight loss, seeing as how the first illustration in "The Story of Art" is by Peter Paul Rubens. Just ask Kirstie Alley what "Ruben esque" is a euphemism for. (Boston Globe)
Ultra-intense Laser Blast Creates True 'Black Metal' Nov 25, 2006
(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. . (Science Daily)
Collecting now an art in itself Nov 18, 2006
His international ambitions soared three years ago when he paid $117 million for The Massacre of the Innocents by Peter Paul Rubens. But even that purchase had direct Canadian implications, when the canvas was included in Thomson's $300-million-plus donation to the Art Gallery of Ontario. (Toronto Star -- Arts)
Disputed Picasso auction halted Nov 9, 2006
5m Bal au moulin de la Galette, Montmartre by Pierre-Auguste Renoir - May 1990 - $78m Massacre of the Innocents by Peter Paul Rubens - July 2002 - $76. 7m Portrait de l'artiste sans barbe by Vincent van Gogh - November 1998 - $65m Rideau, Cruchon et Compotier by Paul Czanne - May 1999 - $60. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Blake Spahr, emeritus professor of German, dies at age 82 UCB, Oct. 25 Oct 26, 2006
Johan Snapper, a UC Berkeley emeritus professor of German and longtime friend of Spahr's, recalled that Spahr built a strong interdisciplinary program in Dutch Studies, establishing the Queen Beatrix Chair in Dutch and the Peter Paul Rubens visiting chair in Flemish. Joseph Duggan, a UC Berkeley professor of comparative literature and associate dean of the Graduate Division, called Spahr "an energetic and forceful presence" in the Department of Comparative Literature. (University of California Newswire, CA)
The Structure of a Relationship Aug 30, 2006
The city's enormous wealth and pan-European influence as a maritime center was represented in the unprecedented fusion of art and politics embodied by Peter Paul Rubens. The court painter who marshaled a veritable army of studio assistants to paint vast acreage of canvas famously doubled as an effective international ambassador, executing assorted negotiations with the governments of Spain, Italy, France and the Netherlands. (Los Angeles Times)
Italian Renaissance comes alive... Aug 20, 2006
Observing over 120 original prints on the works of Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Sanzio Raffaello, Nicolas Poussin, Peter Paul Rubens, William Turner and Jean Dominique Ingres, people will naturally understand that the centuries of Western art have been based upon the mythology, literature and religion of renaissance. First appearing in Tuscany, the Italian Renaissance flourished in the cities of Florence and Siena. (Korea Herald, Korea)
Harris Bucks GOP, Other Naysayers Aug 16, 2006
" In a March speech to a conservative Christian group, Harris attributed her decision to run for office to Schaeffer's influence. Still, she worked in marketing for IBM and as a real estate broker for more than a decade after school. A 1985 marriage ended in divorce barely four years later. She became a patron of Sarasota's renowned Ringling Museum and part of the city's vibrant cultural scene. In 1994, the local state senator, Democrat Jim Boczar, speaking of the museum's works by famed master... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
ART OF DIPLOMACY Jul 12, 2006
The most famous artist to double up as a diplomat was Peter Paul Rubens. A scholar, classicist and collector as well as a superlative painter, he was as comfortable among kings as among studio assistants. (TimesOnline)
The picture of collaboration Jul 12, 2006
Neither intimidating nor short on genius, the user-friendly exhibition features 13 of the approximately two-dozen paintings Peter Paul Rubens and Jan Brueghel the Elder made together in Antwerp, Belgium, from 1598 until Brueghel's death in 1625. ADVERTISEMENT. (Los Angeles Times)
Summer Surprise Jul 4, 2006
But there are some, and I was impressed to find quite a few people taking a tour of the loaned Flemish artwork of Peter Paul Rubens. The $20 entry fee is certainly better spent than on a slot machine. (Fox News)
At $135m, the most expensive painting in the world Jun 20, 2006
July 10, 2002 Peter Paul Rubens The Massacre of the Innocents Sold for: $76,730,700. ALSO IN THIS SECTION. (Times Online)
The son also rises Jun 18, 2006
5 million for the Peter Paul Rubens masterpiece The Massacre of the Innocents. And finally, this other David has a troubled private life, by turns the stuff of gothic novels or grist for a soap-opera scriptwriter. (Toronto Star -- GTA)
Art world remembers Kenneth Thomson as collector Jun 15, 2006
And, capping it all, the acquisition Thomson himself described as his crowning achievement as a collector Massacre of the Innocents by 17th-century Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens, bought for $76 million US at an auction in 2002. For the past number of years, the Art Gallery of Ontario was privileged to work with Ken to realize a shared dream, of making our institution one of the great cultural centres in North America,'' Teitelbaum said in a statement. (Canada.com)
`Just Ken' Thomson Jun 13, 2006
6 million for Paul Kane's Scene in the Northwest and also set a record for old masters, paying $117 million for the Peter Paul Rubens masterpiece, The Massacre of the Innocents. These purchases, however, were not the indulgences of a super-rich man, but an expression of Thomson's passion for art. (Toronto Star -- Opinion)
A 'great Canadian' Jun 13, 2006
Alongside the donation, Mr. Thomson gave the gallery more than 2,000 pieces of art, including works by the Group of Seven and the Peter Paul Rubens masterpiece The Massacre of the Innocents. The value of that collection has been estimated at $300-million (U.S.) and has been described as the finest private art collection in Canada. (Globe and Mail)
Art world truly a part of his soul Jun 13, 2006
Thomson's biggest coup was his purchase of the Peter Paul Rubens masterpiece Massacre of the Innocents for $117 million, the highest ever paid for an old master. "I don't know what got into me," he remarked at the end of the bidding frenzy. (Toronto Star -- GTA)
For these artists, it's stitchin' time Jun 9, 2006
Salume's own entry is a wall-hanging-style art quilt that incorporates paintings by Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) and other "Adam and Eve" imagery she put in with a very non-traditional quilting tool: a computer and Inkjet printer. Transforming photos onto fabric for her art quilts is one of Salume's favored techniques. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Looking at the Louvre Jun 2, 2006
These are five of the 24 canvases in the Rubens room of the Richelieu Wing that make up ;The Life of Queen Marie de Medici; by Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens. The oil paintings were created between 1622 and 1625, and the works originally were displayed in the Palais du Luxembourg, residence of Queen Marie. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Spain Diary - Sam Kaplan May 28, 2006
Paintings by Diego Velaquez, Pablo Picasso, Peter Paul Rubens and Anton van Dyck, all of which was very intriguing to me because I have never seen artwork of such great caliber. The Prado museum holds paintings and sculptures from the 15th to 17th centuries, and all of them have tremendous value. (Goyalebulldogs.com)
Picasso painting sells for $104m May 4, 2006
5m), May 1990 4 Peter Paul Rubens, Massacre of the Innocents, $76. 7m (43. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
When the Artist Is Sketchy May 4, 2006
In 1997, two years before Schaefer's arrival, the museum ever-so-subtly demoted the work, classifying it as "attributed to Peter Paul Rubens" and admitting it may have been painted as many as 10 years after the death of Rubens in 1640. Sometimes re-attributions do go the other way. (Los Angeles Times)
Spain on a budget Apr 22, 2006
Room after room after room of Spanish, French, Flemish, German, Italian and Dutch masters such as Peter Paul Rubens and Francisco de Goya. 6 euros per person (around $7. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
'Some Americans OK with being fat' Jan 13, 2006
While heavy women were idealized at times think "Rubenesque," a term born of 17th century painter Peter Paul Rubens' full-figured women corseted women with tiny waists were preferred in other eras. Others argue that people are merely becoming more politically correct and that bias against fat people is actually growing sharper. (People's Daily Online, China)
