I am the most engrossed man in the world.
Studio di copiare i migliori, perche' la natura sola non basta.

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Peter Paul Rubens
Sir Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), the defining painter of Flemish Baroque, ran a vast Antwerp workshop and was also a humanist scholar and trusted diplomat, knighted by Philip IV of Spain and Charles I of England.
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Peter Paul Rubens's Other Quotes
My passion comes from the heavens, not from earthly inspirations.
One must learn from the best, for nature alone is not enough for art.
I confess that I am, by natural instinct, more inclined to execute very large works than small curiosities.
My profession is painting; being an ambassador is my passion.
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