So ruben set off for spain after an arduous journey he reached the royal courts in via the lead some two hundred kilometers north of madrid. rubin s had hoped to hand over the duke s gifts to the king in person but those hopes were dashed. what s remarkable about the visit is how impatient rubens is most of it because he feels he hasn t received due recognition. and that he already feels like a great painter but in truth his career isn t that advanced. knowledge when he s not allowed to see the king he complains in writing they re not letting me assume the role i deserve if you would honestly so rubens is impatient for status but it will still take some time before he achieves it. and yet
In via some two hundred kilometers north of madrid. rubin s had hoped to hand over the duke s gifts to the king in person but those hopes were dashed. what s remarkable about the visit is how impatient rubens is most of it because he feels he hasn t received due recognition. and that he already feels like a great painter but in truth his career isn t that advanced. knowledge when he s not allowed to see the king he complains in writing and they re not letting me assume the role i deserve if you would honestly so rubens is impatient for status but it will still take some time before he achieves it. on their own. and yet rubens wouldn t let that deter him. he met spain s most powerful politician duke of lamma and painted his portrait without being commissioned to do so.