- Sir Peter Paul Rubens
- nounprolific Flemish baroque painter; knighted by the English king Charles I (1577-1640)• Syn: ↑Rubens, ↑Peter Paul Rubens• Instance Hypernyms: ↑old master
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Peter Paul Rubens — noun prolific Flemish baroque painter; knighted by the English king Charles I (1577 1640) • Syn: ↑Rubens, ↑Sir Peter Paul Rubens • Instance Hypernyms: ↑old master … Useful english dictionary
Rubens, Peter Paul — born June 28, 1577, Siegen, Westphalia died May 30, 1640, Antwerp, Spanish Neth. Flemish painter and diplomat. After apprenticeships in Antwerp, he was admitted to its painters guild in 1598. He went to Italy in 1600 and until 1608 worked for the … Universalium
Rubens — noun prolific Flemish baroque painter; knighted by the English king Charles I (1577 1640) • Syn: ↑Peter Paul Rubens, ↑Sir Peter Paul Rubens • Instance Hypernyms: ↑old master … Useful english dictionary
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Rubens — /ˈrubənz/ (say roohbuhnz) noun Sir Peter Paul, 1577–1640, Flemish painter; major works include Descent from the Cross (1611–14) and The Judgement of Paris (1625) …
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Paul — /pawl/ for 1 3, 5; /powl/ for 4, n. 1. Saint, died A.D. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles. Cf. Saul (def. 2). 2. Alice, 1885 1977, U.S. women s rights activist. 3. Elliot (Harold), 1891 1958, U.S … Universalium
peter — peter1 /pee teuhr/, v.i. peter out 1. to diminish gradually and stop; dwindle to nothing: The hot water always peters out in the middle of my shower. 2. to tire; exhaust (usually used as a past participle): I m petered out after that walk. [1805… … Universalium
Peter — /pee teuhr/, n. 1. Also called Simon Peter. died A.D. 67?, one of the 12 apostles and the reputed author of two of the Epistles. 2. either of these two Epistles in the New Testament, I Peter or II Peter. 3. a word formerly used in communications… … Universalium
