1. Peter Paul Rubens 28th June 1577 - 30th May 1640

2. Self Portrait

3. Family Background Father- Jan Rubens- prominent lawyer Convert from Catholicism to Calvinism The family fled Flanders to escape persecution

4. Venice 1600 The influence of the majestic forms of Titian Rubens's 8 years (1600-08) as court painter to the duke of Mantua Affected the Spanish baroque art Painted altar pieces for churches

5. Mature Phase Religious paintings with the emotional tenor of the Counter-Reformation. A conservative and public cast A lusty exuberance and almost frenetic energy. Glowing color and light that flickers across limbs and draperies Sense of movement and tactile strength

6. Battle of the Amazons 1618

7. Christ and Saint John with Angels; Wilton House at Wiltshire, England

8. Helena Fourment with a Carriage 1639;Oil on wood; Louvre

9. Bacchus 1638-40; Oil on canvas, transferred from panel; Hermitage, St.Petersburg

10. The Village Fête 1635-38;Oil on wood, Louvre

11. Allegory on the blessings of peace 1629-30; Oil on canvas; National Gallery, London

12. Virgin and Child enthroned with saints c. 1627-8 Sketch for a large altar painting; Oil on wood, Gemaldegalerie, Staatliche Museen, Berlin

13. The Prophet Elijah Receiving Bread and Water from an Angel 1625-28;Musee Bonnat, Bayonne, France

14. Isabella Brandt 1625-26; Oil on canvas, Uffizi