RUBENESQUE


Meaning of RUBENESQUE in English

|rübə̇|nesk adjective

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Peter Paul Rubens died 1640 Flem. painter + English -esque

: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of the painter Rubens or his work

the high ceiling was painted blue with a sky in which floated fat Rubenesque cherubs discreetly veiled in wisps of cloud — Vivian Ellis

the walls … were a blaze of magnificent form and color: a Rubenesque room — Hewlett Johnson

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