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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens
@peterpaulrubens.bsky.social
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All-around genius working for peace, beauty, and intelligent thought. IRL: professor of art history. Occasionally write things about Rubens. Also Dutch art, the Bruegel family, and Elizabethan visual culture. Reader of many novels. DC & Amsterdam.
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · Jan 16
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
My happy place.
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 3h
Virgin: adoring. Baby J: hold up with this adoring stuff and get me some clothing! Lunch would be nice too. By Jean Hay, whose day has been today.
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 3h
2/2 Charles II of Bourbon, looking somewhat less normal and all erminey, also painted by Jean Hey.
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 4h
Charles Orlando, Dauphin of France, looking amazingly like a normal child in 1494. As painted by Jean Hey, whose day was today.
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 6h
3/3 Anne, with daughter Suzanne, who looks resentful at that lesson about humility. Rightly so! Plus dad, who looks more humble. Sort of.
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 7h
2/2 Anne de Beaujeu from the Moulins Triptych. Most powerful women in Europe, but told her daughter that being humble & courteous mattered most. A philosophy not apparent in her portrayal by Jean Hey.
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 8h
Splendid triptych for the cathedral in Moulins, 1498, by Jean Hey. Also known (because of this work) as the Master of Moulins. Today is his day.
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 9h
2/2 Portrait of Suzanne, daughter of Anne de Beaujeu, in 1493. Painted by Jean Hey, aka the Master of Moulins.
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 10h
Margaret of Austria. When older, she governed the Netherlands for many years, and was also a great collector and patron. Here portrayed at age 10 in 1490 by Jean Hey, whose day is today.
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 11h
3/3 Annunciation in elegant grisaille on the exterior of the Moulins triptych, 1498, by Jean Hey (aka the Master of Moulins) whose day is today.
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 12h
2/2 Mary seems to have icon of Christ over her bed. Which seems just a wee tad anachronistic.
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 12h
Gabriel is talking to the bed, & Mary is very confused, in this Annunciation by Jean Hey, aka the Master of Moulins. It's his day today.
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 13h
2/2 Chien de Rolin: Pretty chuffed about being invited to the big event.
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 14h
Chancellor Nicolas Rolin (and his little dog, too) attending the Nativity. As painted by Jean Hey, whose day is today.
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 14h
3/3 Pierre II, Duc de Bourbon, presented by Saint Peter & painted by Jean Hey (aka the Master of Moulins) whose day is today.
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 15h
2/2 Anne of France, also quite grumpy, presented by a rather dubious John the Evangelist. By Jean Hey, whose day is today.
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 16h
Today’s artist without a (known) birthday: Jean Hey, aka the Master of Moulins. Here, Madeleine of Burgundy, who’s not looking all that pleased to be presented by Mary Magdalene in 1490.
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 17h
Teaser: whose castle?
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 1d
You should be making merry with Jan Massys of Antwerp and his elegant friends, who are celebrating his day.
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 1d
2/2 No side eye has ever been so killing.
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 1d
Women messing with men's heads du jour: sly & sexy Judith happy with her prize. 1570, by Jan Massys. Today is his day
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 1d
2/2 Will take your last cent and worse: Another tax collector by Jan Massys. Fear!
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 1d
For more news of People Nobody Likes, here's the tax-collector as painted by Jan Massys. In my day you could also pay taxes in chickens and eggs.
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 1d
2/2 Susanna's pals run away as creepy Elders emerge from the bushes to harass her. Some friends they were! As depicted by Jan Massys, whose day is today.
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 1d
Messenger just arrived for Bathsheba & everybody is perfectly delighted at the news. Jan Massys, 1562, sure of a happy ending.
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 1d
2/2 Another jolly nudie, this one near Antwerp, from Jan Massys.
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