Tag Archives: Rubens

Peter Paul Rubens and Hélène Fourment

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

This superb portrait by Rubens of his wife Hélène and their three year old son, Frans can be seen at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.   Frans is the only one of their children featured which makes us … Continue reading →

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The Bean King by Jacob Jordaens

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

My Daily Art Display today features the Flemish painter Jacob Jordaens.  He along with Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony van Dyck made up a triumvirate of great seventeenth century Flemish Baroque painters.  These three artists were in the forefront of … Continue reading →

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