Rubens

American  

[roo-buhnz, ry-buhns] / ˈru bənz, ˈrü bəns /

noun

1. Peter Paul 1577–1640, Flemish painter.

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Rubens British  

/ ˈruːbɪnz /

noun

1. 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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Other Word Forms

• Rubenesque
  adjective
• Rubensian
  adjective

Example Sentences

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Rubens

Rubens leads our eye along diagonal lines from the ground to the sky, from the close-at-hand to the faraway, incrementally.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

The auction house said in its promotional material that very little was known of the painting -- only that a peer of Rubens had made an engraving of it.

From Barron's ● Nov. 30, 2025

Driving for Williams, the younger Schumacher beat McLaren's David Coulthard and Ferrari's Rubens Barrichello to the chequered flag, while Michael's day in the other Scuderia ended in retirement.

From BBC ● May 18, 2025

In this chilling film about forced disappearances under Brazil’s former military dictatorship, Fernanda Torres plays Eunice Paiva, the real-life wife of former Brazilian congressman Rubens Paiva.

From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2025

“This is the painter’s house, Mr. Peale. You know, the one who gave all those strange names to his poor children: Rubens, Raphaelle, Rembrandt, and I don’t know what other nonsense.”

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson