In Antwerp, his mother apprenticed Rubens to some of the leading painters of the time. Under their influence, he travelled to Italy to study the artistic styles of the Italian Renaissance[?].
Rubens was knighted by King Charles I of England for his diplomatic efforts to bring about a peace treaty between that country and Spain.
He was interred in Saint Jakobskirche, Antwerp, Belgium.
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