At 21, Rubens could finally call himself a master and joined the Guild of St Luke, which meant he could take on commissions and pupils. From 1600, Rubens travelled extensively, studying for eight ...

Peter Paul Rubens, the Flemish master whose brushstroke seemed to channel the very pulse of the Baroque, was more than just a painter of voluptuous forms and vibrant tapestries of myth. He was a ...

Rubens delivered. Works like The Descent from the Cross (1612–14) balanced theatrical piety with palpable humanity, while his Marie de’ Medici Cycle (1622–25) redefined political propaganda as high ...

This week marks the anniversary of the death of Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640), whose mythological paintings turned classical tales into spectacles of flesh, drama and emotion. Puerto Rico’s remarkable ...

Peter Paul Rubens, The Medici Cycle: The Coronation of Marie de Medici (1573-1642) at St. Denis, 13th May 1610, detail of the crowning, 1621-25. Photo by Art Images via Getty Images.

Rubens’ head gardener, Alen has discovered, was one of his highest-paid servants, so I toasted Rubens’ commitment to gardening. The curators replied by quoting a comment that they relish in ...

Monthly maintenance is $7,589. Peter, Paul and Mary was one of the most popular folk acts of the 1960s. Mr. Yarrow, far right, died earlier this year. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images ...

Peter Paul Rubens Gagosian Gallery 980 Madison Avenue (at 77th Street) Through May 19 You may have been led to expect a significant exhibition from the talk beforehand about this show.

A Rubens Returns to a German Castle, 80 Years After It Was Stolen The oil painting of a saint, looted from the castle in the closing weeks of World War II by the ducal family that once owned it ...