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Peter Paul Rubens Timeline Game

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Summoning Knowledge...

About This Challenge

In this timeline game inspired by the life and works of Peter Paul Rubens, players will test their knowledge of art history and chronology.

  • Players must correctly place events from Rubens’ life and career in chronological order
  • Learn about key moments in Rubens’ artistic development and personal life
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  • June 28, 1577: Peter Paul Rubens is born in Siegen, Holy Roman Empire (modern-day Germany)
  • 1589: Rubens moves to Antwerp, Belgium with his mother after his father's death
  • 1591-1594: Apprenticeship with artist Tobias Verhaecht in Antwerp
  • 1600-1608: Travels to Italy and studies classical art in Rome
  • 1609: Returns to Antwerp and becomes court painter to Archduke Albert and Infanta Isabella
  • 1609: Marries Isabella Brant
  • 1610: Opens his own studio in Antwerp
  • 1610s-1620s: Receives commissions from European royalty and nobility
  • 1628: Appointed as court painter to King Philip IV of Spain
  • 1622-1625: Paints the Marie de' Medici cycle for the Luxembourg Palace in Paris
  • 1630-1631: Travels to England on a diplomatic mission for King Philip IV of Spain
  • 1626: Rubens' wife, Isabella Brant, dies
  • 1630: Rubens marries Hélène Fourment
  • 1630s-1640s: Continues to receive prestigious commissions and produce art until his death
  • May 30, 1640: Peter Paul Rubens dies in Antwerp, Belgium

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