Rubens
[ roo-buh nz; Flemish ry-buh ns ]
/ ˈru bənz; Flemish ˈrü bəns /
noun
Pe·ter Paul
[pee-ter pawl; Flemish pey-tuh r poul] /ˈpi tər pɔl; Flemish ˈpeɪ tər paʊl/,1577–1640,
Flemish painter.
OTHER WORDS FROM Rubens
Ru·ben·esque, Ru·ben·si·an [roo-ben-zee-uh n] /ruˈbɛn zi ən/, adjectiveDefinition for rubens (2 of 2)
Ruben
[ roo-buh n ]
/ ˈru bən /
noun
Douay Bible.
Reuben(defs 1, 2).
a male given name, form of Reuben.
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Rubens
/ (ˈruːbɪnz) /
noun
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)