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Rubens

[ roo-buhnz; Flemish ry-buhns ]

noun

  1. Pe·ter Paul [pee, -ter pawl, pey, -t, uh, r, poul], 1577–1640, Flemish painter.


Rubens

/ ˈːɪԳ /

noun

  1. RubensSir Peter Paul15771640MFlemishARTS AND CRAFTS: painter Sir Peter Paul . 1577–1640, Flemish painter, regarded as the greatest exponent of the Baroque: appointed (1609) painter to Archduke Albert of Austria, who gave him many commissions, artistic and diplomatic. He was knighted by Charles I of England in 1629. His prolific output includes the triptych in Antwerp Cathedral, Descent from the Cross (1611–14), The Rape of the Sabines (1635), and his Self-Portrait (?1639)
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Other Word Forms

  • b·ܱ ··· [roo-, ben, -zee-, uh, n], adjective
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Rubens Barrichello became a fixture in the cockpit, as the Brazilian brought a handy budget along with his obvious talent.

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When a photographer suggests that the family pose with a somber demeanor for a shot that will be featured in an article about Rubens’ disappearance, Eunice refuses, instructing her children to smile broadly.

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Also in the evacuation zone is the Getty Center, a hilltop museum that holds more than 125,000 artworks, including masterpieces by Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Rubens, Monet and Degas.

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Jane Rubens was involved in an accident in the United States earlier this month and remains in a coma.

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When Rubens is disappeared by the government, however, it confirms the worst fears of the Paiva family’s educated, affluent social set, and it soon turns into the central struggle of Eunice’s life.

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RubenesqueRubens, Peter Paul