AFTER SIR PETER PAUL RUBENS
Self portrait
oil on canvas
35 x 50 cm

The original Self-Portrait c.1623 produced for Charles Prince of Wales (the future Charles I) held by the Royal Collection, London.

Rubens has never really gone out of style over the course of 400 years. He is therefore one of the most versatile artists ever.

Rubens is the creator of biblical and mythological scenes, landscapes, hunting pieces, portraits, designs for sculptures, title pages and tapestries. Where he makes the difference with most artists is that he can look, understand, take over and process creatively. What he paints, he paints more beautifully than any specialist. That is what makes it so unique. Then and now. Rubens was eager to learn, an avid book collector who knew scholars all over Europe, an amateur scientist with a huge appetite. He was an intelligent seeker who never stopped experimenting throughout his rich career.