Scuola fiamminga (XVIII-XIX) - Ritratto di Pieter Paul Rubens
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Portrait of Pieter Paul Rubens, 18th century, oil on canvas, Netherlands, sold with frame.
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Flemish School (18th-19th century)
“Portrait of Pieter Paul Rubens”
Oil on canvas / 1780-1800
Signed bottom left
Flemish School, late 18th century
Oil on canvas
The painting depicts the famous Flemish master in half-length, in a well-established iconography deriving from self-portraits and portraits disseminated through engravings between the 17th and 18th centuries. Rubens is represented facing the viewer, with a slight turn of the head and direct gaze toward the observer, animated by a lively and subtly ironic expression.
The painter wears the broad, black, wide-brimmed hat, a distinctive element of his public image, under which the long, wavy hair is glimpsed. The thin curled mustache and the pointed goatee frame the face, rendered with warm tones and soft chiaroscuro transitions. Around the neck opens a white pleated ruff with a lace edge, treated with luminous finesse and decorative taste.
The work sits in the cultural climate of the late 18th-century Flemish revival, a period in which the figure of Rubens is rediscovered and celebrated as an emblem of the great national artistic heritage. In this context, celebratory portraits, copies and reinterpretations multiply, which, while recalling 17th-century models, present a smoother painting sensibility and a more uniform light, distant from the original vibrant Baroque energy.
The dark neutral background isolates the figure, enhancing its psychological presence, while the painting technique appears controlled and refined, consistent with late-18th-century taste.
The painting thus constitutes a significant testimony to Rubens’s posthumous fortune and the continuity of Flemish artistic memory between the Baroque and proto-Romantic culture.
Painting set in an imposing contemporaneous frame with foliate motifs
Dimensions: 55 x 47 cm in frame
Canvas: 41 x 33 cm
Estimate: 1000.00 / 1200.00
From a private collection
Condition: Good, with normal signs of time across the painted surface. Time marks consistent with the period of the painting
Ideal for collecting and investment
With a legally compliant certificate of authenticity - Expertise
Professional packaging and insured shipping
Conditions: in good conditions of preservation with signs of time -
For historical reasons, the work cannot be shipped to Switzerland or outside Europe - Free circulation within Italy and Europe.
Seller's Story
Magnolia Arte
Auctions · Works of Art · Expertise
Magnolia Arte was born from a passion for art and from the experience gained in study, selection and enhancement of works destined for collecting.
The auction house and gallery operates in the art market with particular attention to antique, modern and contemporary painting, offering carefully selected works for historical-artistic interest, quality and collectible value.
Each work is presented through a path of in-depth study that, where applicable, considers historical and stylistic context, attribution, condition, provenance and bibliographic and comparative references. For works that require it, studies, expertise and diagnostic deepening can also be prepared.
COLLECTING WITH DISCERNMENT
For Magnolia Arte, purchasing a work means entering into a relationship with a unique object, a witness of an era, of a culture and of the artist’s sensibility.
For this reason we accompany the collector not only in the choice, but also in the understanding and valorizations of the work, offering a direct, confidential and professional relationship.
Translated by Google TranslateFlemish School (18th-19th century)
“Portrait of Pieter Paul Rubens”
Oil on canvas / 1780-1800
Signed bottom left
Flemish School, late 18th century
Oil on canvas
The painting depicts the famous Flemish master in half-length, in a well-established iconography deriving from self-portraits and portraits disseminated through engravings between the 17th and 18th centuries. Rubens is represented facing the viewer, with a slight turn of the head and direct gaze toward the observer, animated by a lively and subtly ironic expression.
The painter wears the broad, black, wide-brimmed hat, a distinctive element of his public image, under which the long, wavy hair is glimpsed. The thin curled mustache and the pointed goatee frame the face, rendered with warm tones and soft chiaroscuro transitions. Around the neck opens a white pleated ruff with a lace edge, treated with luminous finesse and decorative taste.
The work sits in the cultural climate of the late 18th-century Flemish revival, a period in which the figure of Rubens is rediscovered and celebrated as an emblem of the great national artistic heritage. In this context, celebratory portraits, copies and reinterpretations multiply, which, while recalling 17th-century models, present a smoother painting sensibility and a more uniform light, distant from the original vibrant Baroque energy.
The dark neutral background isolates the figure, enhancing its psychological presence, while the painting technique appears controlled and refined, consistent with late-18th-century taste.
The painting thus constitutes a significant testimony to Rubens’s posthumous fortune and the continuity of Flemish artistic memory between the Baroque and proto-Romantic culture.
Painting set in an imposing contemporaneous frame with foliate motifs
Dimensions: 55 x 47 cm in frame
Canvas: 41 x 33 cm
Estimate: 1000.00 / 1200.00
From a private collection
Condition: Good, with normal signs of time across the painted surface. Time marks consistent with the period of the painting
Ideal for collecting and investment
With a legally compliant certificate of authenticity - Expertise
Professional packaging and insured shipping
Conditions: in good conditions of preservation with signs of time -
For historical reasons, the work cannot be shipped to Switzerland or outside Europe - Free circulation within Italy and Europe.
Seller's Story
Magnolia Arte
Auctions · Works of Art · Expertise
Magnolia Arte was born from a passion for art and from the experience gained in study, selection and enhancement of works destined for collecting.
The auction house and gallery operates in the art market with particular attention to antique, modern and contemporary painting, offering carefully selected works for historical-artistic interest, quality and collectible value.
Each work is presented through a path of in-depth study that, where applicable, considers historical and stylistic context, attribution, condition, provenance and bibliographic and comparative references. For works that require it, studies, expertise and diagnostic deepening can also be prepared.
COLLECTING WITH DISCERNMENT
For Magnolia Arte, purchasing a work means entering into a relationship with a unique object, a witness of an era, of a culture and of the artist’s sensibility.
For this reason we accompany the collector not only in the choice, but also in the understanding and valorizations of the work, offering a direct, confidential and professional relationship.
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Artist
Scuola fiamminga (XVIII-XIX)
Sold with frame
Yes
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Title of artwork
Ritratto di Pieter Paul Rubens
Technique
Oil painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Netherlands
Year
1780
Condition
Good condition
Height
55 cm
Width
47 cm
Period
18th century
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