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Knowledge Bowl 2002 - Art
Using some of the most famous paintings in history, this presentation asks students to identify the artist. All the information necessary is included, and the pictures of the artwork are clear and attractive. This presentation could be...
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Awesome Allegories
Studenets are told that Peter Paul Rubens was born on June 28, 1577, in Siegen, Germany. They create their own allegorical painting, think of a favorite story. Students write a summary of one scene in that story, using Crayola Erasable...
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Art and Architecture: Four Paintings: Rubens: Family of Jan Brueghel the Elder
Description and analysis of Rubens's group portrail of the family of Jan Brueghel the Elder.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Peter Paul Rubens
With this online gallery from the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., view two "roomfuls" of art by Peter Paul Rubens. All eight paintings have captions, and an overview of Rubens is included as well.
Museum Network (UK)
Museum Network: "The Rainbow Landscape" by Peter Paul Rubens
From the British, Museum Network, which brings together information from and the expertise of various professionals at numerous museums, this is an object description of "The Rainbow Landscape" by the Flemish Baroque painter, Peter Paul...
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Quiet Heroes & Heroines
Students will learn the biblical story of Daniel in the lions' den as an example of a man who showed quiet bravery and conviction to his beliefs. They will research a "quiet" hero/heroine from the twentieth century and write an essay...
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Peter Paul Rubens
This site, which is provided for by the WebMuseum Paris, provides a brief but factual biography of Peter Paul Rubens with links to Rubens's contemporaries and work. Also you can link to a page that describes the Baroque Style.
J. Paul Getty Trust
J. Paul Getty Museum: Rubens and Brueghel
An exhibition, organized by the Getty in 2006, that looks at the work of two seventeenth-century giants of Flemish art, Peter Paul Rubens and Jan Brueghel the Elder. Using a number of technical tools available to the museum's...
The National Gallery (UK)
The National Gallery: Bust of Hippocrates
The Portrait of Ludocius Nonnius examines the bust of Hippocrates created by Peter Paul Rubens. The bust is part of the background scene for a larger, more famous painting of Rubens which can also be viewed.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Peter Paul Rubens
Artcyclopedia gives you a list of links to museums and galleries on the internet that have the work of Peter Paul Rubens on display.
The National Gallery (UK)
National Gallery, London: Ite: 'A View of Het Steen in the Early Morning' [Pdf]
As part of the National Gallery's Take One Picture project, this PDF offers suggestions for using this Rubens painting in a cross-curricular study in elementary grades.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: The Fall of Phaeton
Young scholars will be introduced to the Greco-Roman myth of Phaeton and how he created the Milky Way galaxy by critically analyzing The Fall of Phaeton by Rubens. They will then create their own constellation to be displayed in a...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Miguel Cabrera, Virgin of the Apocalypse
Miguel Cabrera was one of the most celebrated and prolific artists of viceregal Mexico in the eighteenth century. View pictures of "The Virgin of the Apocalypse" and read about the iconography in this essay.
ArtLex
Art Lex: Examples of Landscapes by Artists Born Before 1700
This website has great examples of landscapes done by artists born before 1700 by artists of a variety of nationalities and art movements. Includes art ranging in date from as early as the 3rd millenium B.C. to 1701. Each image has a...
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Peter Paul Rubens
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Peter Paul Rubens.
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Dayton Art Institute: An European Portrait
Before cameras were invented artists painted portraits to show what people looked like. This website shows a famous portrait done by artist Peter Paul Rubens and tells you how to create a portrait on your own.
Van Gogh Gallery
The Van Gogh Gallery: Peter Paul Rubens
Biographical account covers the life and career of Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish artist of the Baroque tradition.
Curated OER
Peter Paul Rubens: Le Chapeau De Paille (The Straw Hat)
This site gives you a list of links to museums and galleries on the internet that have the work of Peter Paul Rubens on display.
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Web Gallery of Art: The Deposition
An image of "The Deposition", created by Peter Paul Rubens in 1602 (Oil on canvas, 180 x 137 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Democritus
An image of "Democritus", created by Peter Paul Rubens in 1603 (Oil on canvas, 179 x 66 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: The Circumcision
An image of "The Circumcision", created by Peter Paul Rubens in 1605 (Oil on canvas mounted on wood, 105 x 74 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: The Jjudgment of Paris
An image of "The Jjudgment of Paris", created by Peter Paul Rubens in 1606 (Oil on copper, 34 x 45 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: The Ecstasy of St Gregory the Great
An image of "The Ecstasy of St Gregory the Great", created by Peter Paul Rubens in 1608 (Oil on canvas, 477 x 288 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Madonna Adored by Angels (Madonna Della Vallicella)
An image of "Madonna Adored by Angels (Madonna della Vallicella)", created by Peter Paul Rubens in 1608 (Oil on slate, 425 x 250 cm).