油画《战神玛尔斯和雷娅·西尔维娅》就是这些经典的代表作品之一,画面中,丘比特引领着战神玛尔斯走向西尔维娅,为了不惊吓自己心爱的女人,战神去除了戎装,包裹着健硕的身躯火红色的斗篷在风中猎猎狂舞,他握住西尔维娅的手臂,目光坚定而又充满温情。
In addition to running a large workshop in Antwerp that produced paintings popular with nobility and art collectors throughout Europe, Rubens was a classically educated humanist scholar and diplomat who was knighted by both Philip IV of Spain and Charles I of England. Rubens was a prolific artist. The catalogue of his works by Michael Jaffé lists 1,403 pieces, excluding numerous copies made in his workshop.
2015年1月24日至2015年4月10日,英国皇家艺术学院开年大展带来了鲁本斯的作品——《鲁本斯和他的传奇:从凡·戴克到塞尚》,探讨鲁本斯的艺术成就以及他对后世艺术家的深刻影响。展览将以“力量、欲望、同情、高雅、诗意和暴力”六个主题展出鲁本斯的艺术作品。