在鲁本斯出现之前,佛兰德斯美术一直处于西方美术的边缘状态——西方美术的中心在意大利与法国。文艺复兴时期的佛兰德斯属于尼德兰的南部省份。尼德兰是“低地”的意思,指中世纪欧洲西北部地区。16世纪,尼德兰成为欧洲资本主义经济最发达的地区。当时的尼德兰隶属于西班牙的哈布斯堡王朝,西班牙国王在尼德兰推行的封建专制统治和宗教裁判所的残酷压制引起 Before Rubens appeared, Flanders had always been on the verge of Western art - the center of Western art was in Italy and France. The Renaissance Flanders belongs to the southern province of Netherland. The word “lowland” is used by Netherland to refer to the medieval northwestern Europe. In the 16th century, Netherland became the most developed capitalist economy in Europe. At that time, Netherland belonged to the Habsburgs in Spain and the brutal repression of the feudal autocracy and the Inquisition carried out by the Spanish King in Netherland was caused