Rubens

[ roo-buh nz; Flemish ry-buh ns ]

/ ˈru bənz; Flemish ˈrü bəns /

noun

Pe·ter Paul

[pee-ter pawl; Flemish pey-tuh r poul] /ˈpi tər pɔl; Flemish ˈpeɪ tər paʊl/, 1577–1640, Flemish painter.

Related formsRu·ben·esque, Ru·ben·si·an

[roo-ben-zee-uh n] /ruˈbɛn zi ən/, adjective

Ruben

[ roo-buh n ]

/ ˈru bən /

noun

Douay Bible. Reuben(defs 1, 2).

a male given name, form of Reuben.

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Examples from the Web for rubens

But Rubens was merely trying to appeal to wealthy art patrons, who liked their models with thick legs and dimpled derrieres.
Botticelli's Venus Gets Photoshop Treatment|Lizzie Crocker|May 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Its owner seems to take as much pride in her bones as the big girls of Rubens could take in their avoirdupois.
Skin, Bones and Beauty|Blake Gopnik|August 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Rubens, Giorgione, Klee and Corot have painted it; Jean Cocteau has turned it into film.
Ann Wroe’s ‘Orpheus’: Why the Mythological Muse Haunts Us|Ann Wroe|May 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
So, too, were those of Rubens; while Rembrandt's etchings were altogether published separately.
Modern Illustration|Joseph Pennell

The king received his mission most graciously, and Rubens returned to the Netherlands crowned with honors and success.
Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 (of 8)|Various
Van Dyck certainly stands out as the greatest scholar of Rubens in every way.
Van Dyck|Percy M. Turner
In 1614, Rubens's heart was made glad by the birth of a son, to whom Archduke Albert became godfather, and gave him his own name.
Famous European Artists|Sarah K. Bolton
Though he succeeded in transforming their methods, Rubens is nevertheless the spiritual descendant of the Italianizants.
Belgium|Emile Cammaerts

British Dictionary definitions for rubens

Rubens

/ (ˈruːbɪnz) /

noun

Sir Peter Paul . 1577–1640, Flemish painter, regarded as the greatest exponent of the Baroque: appointed (1609) painter to Archduke Albert of Austria, who gave him many commissions, artistic and diplomatic. He was knighted by Charles I of England in 1629. His prolific output includes the triptych in Antwerp Cathedral, Descent from the Cross (1611–14), The Rape of the Sabines (1635), and his Self-Portrait (?1639)

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