Peter Paul Rubens was the master of the baroque in Flanders. After spending a long time in Italy, he moved to Antwerp, where he headed up a large workshop. He was drawn to mythological, religious and historic subjects. He also painted numerous portraits of the crowned heads of his era. For example, he produced a series of twenty-four paintings of Queen Marie de' Medici, now held by the Louvre.
Peter Paul Rubens was the master of the baroque in Flanders. After spending a long time in Italy, he moved to Antwerp, where he headed up a large workshop. He was drawn to mythological, religious and historic subjects. He also painted numerous portraits of the crowned heads of his era. For example, he produced a series of twenty-four paintings of Queen Marie de' Medici, now held by the Louvre.
