Albert Rubens

His father introduced him to famous scholars of his time such as the French archaeologist Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc.

[4] When Peter Paul Rubens was sent on a diplomatic mission to the English court in 1630, King Philip IV of Spain felt it was proper to first appoint him as a secretary of the Privy Council of the Habsburg Netherlands, one of the administrative organs of the government of the Habsburg Netherlands.

As a result, Albert Rubens was on 15 June 1630 appointed acting secretary of the Privy Council.

The prospect of a future gainful employment as a government official allowed Albert to pursue his studies and write about diverse scholarly subjects.

Their three daughters were raised by Albert's cousin, Filips Rubens, a city clerk in Antwerp.

[1] A collection of his essays on ancient clothing, coins and gems was posthumously edited by the German scholar Johann Georg Graevius and published in 1665 by Balthasar Moretus in Antwerp under the title De re vestiaria veterum, [...], et alia eiusdem opuscula posthuma.

Mallii Theodori, which describes the life of the Roman Emperor Theodosius the Great and his sons and provides textual sources.

[1][6] His gems included cameos with depictions of respectively the goddess Luna and Saint Joseph and a stone with an Aqua Virgo.