The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin

Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)

    Peter Paul Rubens was born in Siegen, Westphalia (now in Germany).  He was the most renowned northern European artist of his day and he is now widely recognized as one of the foremost painters in Western history.  

    While resident in Rome, he was greatly influenced by the works of Michelangelo and Raphael.  During Ruben's 8 years (1600-1608) as court painter to the duke of Mantua, he assimilated the lessons of the other Italian Renaissance masters and made a journey to Spain that had a profound impact on the development of Spanish Baroque art. 

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