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Peter Paul Rubens

Siegen 1577 - Antwerpen 1640
Flemish Baroque painter, and a proponent of an extravagant Baroque style that emphasized movement, color, and sensuality. He is well-known for his Counter-Reformation altarpieces, portraits, landscapes, and history paintings of mythological and allegorical subjects
(Wikipedia)

Willem Geefs
J.G. Buckens
1840

Beschrijving / Description

Bronze statue.

Opschrift(en) / Inscription(s)

PETRO PAULO
RUBENS
CIVI OLIM SUO
S. P. Q. A.
SUMPTIB. PUBL. ET PRIV.
P.
MDCCCXXXX

Gesigneerd / Signature

g. geefs f^it
j.g. buckens fudit mdcccxl

Oude ansichtkaart(en) / Old Postcard(s)

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Kunstenaar / Artist

Willem (Guillaume) Geefs (Borgerhout 1805-Schaarbeek 1883), Belgisch beeldhouwer (RKDArtists).

Bronnen & informatie / Sources & Information

Standbeelden.be.

Trefwoorden / Tags

Locatie / Location (N 51°13'9" - E 4°24'5") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: bean030; Photograph: 26 April 2011
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