Peter Paul Rubens was born on 28 June 1577 in Siegen. A Flemish painter, Rubens was the leading artist of the Baroque in northern Europe. He trained in Antwerp, spent years in Italy and then ran a large workshop in his home city, producing altarpieces such as the Descent from the Cross, mythological scenes and portraits, as well as designs for tapestries and book illustrations. His style is known for dynamic movement, rich colour and full-bodied figures. He also worked as a diplomat for the Spanish Habsburg governors of the Netherlands, and was knighted by both Philip IV of Spain and Charles I of England. His cycle for Marie de' Medici hangs in the Louvre.
Before and after
- 8 February 1575Founding of Leiden University
- 1576Founding of Uraniborg
- 4 November 1576Sack of Antwerp
- 1577Construction of Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge
- 28 June 1577Birth of Peter Paul Rubens
- from 1578 to 1590Ottoman–Safavid War
- 1578Lala Mustafa Pasha's Caucasian campaign
- 23 January 1579Union of Utrecht
- 1580Publication of Jerusalem Delivered
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- 13 April 1598Edict of Nantes
- from 1618 to 1648Thirty Years' War
- from 1642 to 1651English Civil War
- 24 October 1648Peace of Westphalia
- from March 1701 to September 1714War of the Spanish Succession
- from 17 May 1756 to 15 February 1763Seven Years' War
The era
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