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After Peter-Paul Rubens — Education de la Reine
After Peter-Paul Rubens

Education de la Reine

"Education de la Reine" is an engraving after Peter Paul Rubens that depicts an allegorical scene of royal instruction, likely representing the education of a queen through the guidance of wisdom and virtue. The composition demonstrates the baroque dynamism characteristic of Rubens' original designs, with multiple figures arranged in a theatrical manner that emphasizes movement and elaborate drapery. As an engraving created after Rubens' painting, this work served to disseminate the master's designs to a wider audience during the early modern period.

Medium
Engraving

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March Modern & Contemporary Art

March 25, 2026

Lot 181

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After Peter-Paul Rubens, Education de la Reine

"Education de la Reine" is an engraving after Peter Paul Rubens that depicts an allegorical scene of royal instruction, likely representing the education of a queen through the guidance of wisdom and virtue. The composition demonstrates the baroque dynamism characteristic of Rubens' original designs, with multiple figures arranged in a theatrical manner that emphasizes movement and elaborate drapery. As an engraving created after Rubens' painting, this work served to disseminate the master's designs to a wider audience during the early modern period.

Medium
Engraving
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RoGallery, Long Island City, NY

Related themes

Dramatic and celebratory, Large scale composition, History Painting, Flemish Artist, Baroque, Royal education and allegory, Mythological Figures, Opulent Aesthetic, 17th Century, Oil on Canvas