Rubenesque


Ru·ben·esque

R0334950 (ro͞o′bə-nĕsk′)adj.1. Of, relating to, or in the style of painting of Peter Paul Rubens.2. Plump or fleshy and voluptuous. Used of a woman.
[Sense 2, from the frequent depiction of such women by Rubens.]

Rubenesque

(ˌruːbəˈnɛsk) adj (Art Terms) (of a woman) having the physique associated with Rubens' portraits of women; plump and attractive

Ru•ben•esque

(ˌru bəˈnɛsk)
adj. (sometimes l.c.) 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Peter Paul Rubens or his paintings. 2. plumply voluptuous: a Rubenesque figure.[1910–15]