Peter Paul RubensFlemish, 1577–1640May one see it?
Paris, France
On public display.
23 March 1618
Son born: Nicolaas Rubens, Lord of Rameyen
1621
Marie de' Medici's Commission for the Luxembourg Palace Cycles
The Queen Mother of France, Marie de' Medici, commissioned from Rubens two large allegorical cycles for the Luxembourg Palace — one on her own life and one on the life of the late Henry IV; the second series was never completed.
1621
Employed by: Marie de' Medici
1624
Ennoblement by Philip IV
King Philip IV of Spain raised Rubens to the nobility.
5 June 1624
Post: court painter
1627–1630
Diplomatic Missions between Spain and England
Rubens was active as a diplomat, shuttling between the courts of Spain and England in an effort to achieve peace between the Catholic Spanish Netherlands and the Protestant Dutch Republic; he also made several trips to Holland.