α. 1900s– Rubenist.
β. 1900s– Rubéniste, 1900s– Rubeniste.
γ. 1900s– Rubensiste Brit. 
/ˌruːb(ᵻ)nzˈiːst/, U.S. /ˌrubənzˈist/ (rare).
Rubenistn.
/ˈruːb(ᵻ)nɪst/, /ˌruːb(ᵻ)nˈiːst/, U.S. /ˈrubənəst/, /ˌrubənˈist/ Art History
An admirer or imitator of Rubens; spec. one of a group of late 17th-cent. French artists and critics who emphasized the importance of the exuberant and expressive use of colour, as epitomized in the work of Rubens. Contrasted with Poussinist n.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > period, movement, or school of art > 17th century-mid 19th century > [noun] > style of specific artist
Rembrandtism1849
Turnerism1851
Rubenist1911
Poussinist1920
1911 L. Hourticq Art in France ii. iv. 249 Even in the time of Le Brun, there had been enthusiastic ‘Rubenists’ who had rebelled against the propositions of the academic dogma.
1938 Times 1 Jan. 13/6 There was still a survival of classical mannerism, based on Michelangelo and Raphael, which became active in France and gave rise to the battle between the Rubénistes and the Poussinistes.
1970 Oxf. Compan. Art 1023/1 The battle of the Poussinistes and the Rubensistes..in which De Piles played the part of Rubens's advocate, illustrates the breadth of his influence; the work of Watteau, Fragonard, and Delacroix, its depth.
2004 P. G. de Monthoux Art Firm v. 144 The long-running artistic dispute between color and form..was the reason for the row between the Poussinists and the Rubenists in seventeenth-century France.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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