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 Bart Perdieus
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| General Description : | Sir Peter Paul Rubens (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrybə(n)s]; 28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640), was a Flemish Baroque painter, and a proponent of an extravagant Baroque style that emphasised movement, colour, and sensuality. He is well known for his Counter-Reformation altarpieces, portraits, landscapes, and history paintings of mythological and allegorical subjects. In addition to running a large studio in Antwerp that produced paintings popular with nobility and art collectors throughout Europe, Rubens was a classically educated humanist scholar and diplomat who was knighted by both Philip IV, King of Spain, and Charles I, King of England. |
| Face value | 6 + 2 Francs |
| Catalog code (Michel) | BE 1263 |
| Catalog code | Stamp Number BE B704 Yvert et Tellier BE 1203 Stanley Gibbons BE 1803 AFA number BE 1282 Belgium BE 1203 Unificato BE 1203 |
| Stamp colour | black green / gold |
| Stamp use | Semi Postal stamp |
| Print run | 453.852 |
| Issue date | 02/12/1961 |
| Designer | J. Malvaux |
| Print technique | photogravure |
| Perforation | 11 1/2 |
| Height | 39.00 mm |
| Width | 28.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
