1860
oil
canvas
From the collection of Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
Peter Paul Rubens in his Studio is a 1860 oil by Nicaise De Keyser, held at Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp.
This painting shows a group of men in a room. They are dressed in old-fashioned clothing, and one man is holding a palette and brushes. The men seem to be gathered around a seated figure, who is looking at a book. The room has a high ceiling and stone walls, with a large window on the left side. The overall atmosphere is one of quiet contemplation. To learn more about the artist's use of light and shadow, look up the technique of chiaroscuro.
Nicaise de Keyser (alternative first names: Nicaas, Nikaas of Nicasius; 26 August 1813, Zandvliet – 17 July 1887, Antwerp) was a Belgian painter of mainly history paintings and portraits who was one of the key figures…
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