Top 7 Quotes by Peter Paul Rubens

I'm just a simple man standing alone with my old brushes, asking God for inspiration.

God, Inspiration, Simple

My passion comes from the heavens, not from earthly musings

Passion, Heaven, My Passion

Every child has the spirit of creation. The rubbish of life often exterminates the spirit through plague and a souls own wretchedness.

Children, Soul, Rubbish

My talent is such that no undertaking, however vast in size... has ever surpassed my courage.

Courage, Size, Talent

Peter Paul Rubens, Toledo Museum of Art (1991). “The Crowning of Saint Catherine: Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish, 1577-1640”

White is poison to a picture: use it only in highlights.

White, Poison, Use

I paint a woman's big rounded buttocks so that I want to reach out and stroke the dimpled flesh.

Beauty, Flesh, Want

Painting a young maiden is similar to cavorting with great abandon. It is the finest refreshment.

Painting, Finest, Maidens

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