# Bust of Rubens

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## Artwork

- Artist: [PETEL, Jörg](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/petel-jrg-r73ef299b92718e>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Fired clay, bronzed, 68 x 67 cm

## Commentary

The German artist Jörg Petel modelled a highly expressive bust of P.P. Rubens in 1633. He became the pioneer of German Baroque sculpture, partly because of the many contacts he had with the leading figures of the Flemish Baroque.

## Related artworks

- [Ecce Homo](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/petel-jrg-r73ef299b92718e/ecce-homo-rec596f4ae71d1d>)
- [Hercules and the Nemean Lion](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/petel-jrg-r73ef299b92718e/hercules-and-the-nemean-lion-reb90f6f1445e53>)
- [Venus and Cupid](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/petel-jrg-r73ef299b92718e/venus-and-cupid-r7a9eeebe5d88e2>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)