Peter Paul Rubens Flemish Baroque Era Painter, 1577-1640 Rubens_is_known_for_the_frenetic_energy_and_lusty_ebullience_of_his_paintings,_as_typified_by_the_Hippopotamus_Hunt Rubens is known for the frenetic energy and lusty ebullience of his paintings, as typified by the Hippopotamus Hunt (1616). Rubens is known for the frenetic energy and lusty ebullience of his paintings, as typified by the Hippopotamus Hunt (1616).