Caption

Allegorical homage to the famous Flemish Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens. It was made on the occasion of his 300th birthday in 1877. Portrait bust of Peter Paul Rubens, sitting in front of the bust is an enthroned female figure, a personification of the city of Antwerp, surrounded by cherubs and garlands and decorations. Artist Hans Van Kuyck, illustration, reproduction from a 19th century model. Authentic, file restored for optimal use, exact date of submission unknown, historical

Date

Jun 19, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK26H16_107

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

106.6Mb (35.5Mb) / 22.7in x 18.2in / 6824 x 5460 (300dpi)

Keywords

deserted black date past city urban birthday celebration history sculpture statue sculpting bust artist art painter drawing Baroque accurate head Belgium Benelux classic Europe illustration depiction antiquity decorative historic figure Belgian old town famous decoration festive garland restored celebrate contemporary drawn european Flanders Flemish contemporary history file authentic woodcut restoration former remembrance female figure honor vintage human figure allegoric sketch anniversary printing method travel photography Peter Paul Rubens Antwerp province Antwerp replication Downtown 19th century Historic illustration Historic quarter Baroque painter Wood engraving Homage no one town urban environment festivity precise classical representation ancient times historical piece historic center renowned decorative item real xylograph reconstruction commemorating figure - female likeness honour figure - human likeness allegorical midtown nineteenth century Historical illustration Historic district No People municipal exact Benelux countries character historic centre famed Flemish Region realistic woodprint commemoration woman figurine ceremony human likeness reproduction city center 1900s nobody historic city center genuine memory humanlike replica city centre uninhabited historic city centre commemorate anthropomorphic copy town center empty historic old town Town centre historical old town Inner city old city Inner town old district Old town area dates pasts cities birthdays celebrations sculptures statues busts artists drawings heads Belgien illustrations depictions Altertum decoratively figures old towns decorations festively garlands celebrating files woodcuts restorations formerly remembrances female figures honors human figures anniversaries printing methods 19th-century Historic illustrations Historic quarters classically historically pieces decorative items reconstructions figures - female likeness figures - human likeness Historical illustrations Historic districts memories replicas old historic town on black artist's Europe's depicting historical image history image history images figurine Altstadt decor celebrates restoration work vintage-styled representing historic part in the centre of