Flemish artist and diplomat Peter Paul Rubens was born, 28 June, 1577 in the city of Siegen, Germany. ❦ He is considered the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque tradition. Rubens’s highly charged compositions reference erudite aspects of classical and Christian history. His unique and immensely popular Baroque style emphasized movement, colour, and sensuality, which followed the immediate, dramatic … Continue reading Peter Paul Rubens [1577 – 1640]