Rubens: Documenting Worlds Both Fantastical and Real

Peter Paul Rubens painted it all: portraits, historical events, landscapes, and mythological subjects. Supported by the Medicis and knighted by both Philip IV of Spain and Charles V of England, this father of eight children was influenced both by his Catholic upbringing and his role in the Reformation. Rubens?s bright colors and famous ?Rubenesque? women influenced generations of masters to come. Relive his studies and teachings after a dinner of Flemish delicacies.