ArtBabble: Peter Paul Rubens

"Daniel in the Lions' Den," c. 1614/1616, Sir Peter Paul Rubens

National Gallery of Art, Washington — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 21:54:33 +0000

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Young viewers can explore Sir Peter Paul Rubens’ monumental painting “Daniel in the Lions’ Den” in this video from the Children’s Video Tour. In this 17th-century painting, the biblical hero Daniel is depicted after surviving a night in a lions’ den, a punishment given to him for worshipping God rather than the Persian king Darius. In his paintings, Rubens masterfully combines realism and theatricality in such a way as to produce a strong emotional impact. Several of the lions, for instance, stare directly at the viewer, and on this huge canvas, they are nearly life-size!

The Lions of Peter Paul Rubens

National Gallery of Art, Washington — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:29:41 +0000

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This film captures the power of faith in the face of danger, illustrated in the famous Old Testament story of Daniel in the lions' den and in Peter Paul Rubens' full-scale painting at the National Gallery. Daniel's travail in a closed cave unfolds here through a series of comparative frames: Rubens' preparatory drawings, painted lions with human bones at their feet, and footage of actual lions, similar to those Rubens saw at the royal menagerie in Brussels.

Baroque Art in Flanders and Holland: An Overview

Smarthistory — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:24:57 +0000

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A conversation about the Baroque style in Catholic Flanders and Protestant Holland as exemplified by Peter Paul Rubens's Elevation of the Cross, oil on canvas, 1610-11 (Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp) and Rembrandt van Rijn's Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp, oil on canvas, 1632, (Mauritshuis, The Hague).

Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker