In the 16th century art had reached an international level. Italy was still considered the cradle of art. Artists from all parts of Europe travelled the country and took impressions with them into the respective regions of their sphere of influence. Peter Paul Rubens witnessed the development of the Baroque in Italy and was impressed by Tizians's intense coloration and its skill in using light effects. In Antwerp, Rubens used the seclusion to develop his own painting style and a baroque pictorial language from the knowledge gained. The weapons in the Eighty Years War were at rest and Antwerp was in a deep sleep of artistic development. Ruben's progressive ideas met with great interest and made him a much sought-after artist.
Rubens is closely connected with the depictions of women with all physical attractions. Rubens' language shows respect and esteem for the female forms. The three Graces symbolise chastity, beauty and love. The bodies full of movement, the nuances of the skin are the defining features of the picture and framed by a colourful composition. Peter Paul Rubens developed a dynamic and colourful style. He believed in the great importance of brushstroke and colour. His figures show joy of life and are open to the pleasures of the world. At the same time Rubens combines the real with the mystical. Delacroix and Renoir take up similar ways of representation and develop the brushwork further. Rubens' ability to lift worldly themes into an allegorical context assured the painter of the good will of the different schools of thought in the country. Rubens inspired without polarizing and became a respected and wealthy artist.
Rubens tolerated only a few painters beside him. The artist founded a studio and took aspiring artists to his side. The order situation was often so brilliant that Rubens limited himself to making sketches and gave the painting to his apprentices. Rubens used the skills of diplomacy to communicate the still controversial situation in the country. His positive influence was rewarded with a knighthood. Wealth and power could not protect the great artist from one of the worst diseases that can strike a painter. Rubens fell ill with gout. Many of his late works lack the dynamism that could be due to the illness or the lifelong development that characterized Rubens.
In the 16th century art had reached an international level. Italy was still considered the cradle of art. Artists from all parts of Europe travelled the country and took impressions with them into the respective regions of their sphere of influence. Peter Paul Rubens witnessed the development of the Baroque in Italy and was impressed by Tizians's intense coloration and its skill in using light effects. In Antwerp, Rubens used the seclusion to develop his own painting style and a baroque pictorial language from the knowledge gained. The weapons in the Eighty Years War were at rest and Antwerp was in a deep sleep of artistic development. Ruben's progressive ideas met with great interest and made him a much sought-after artist.
Rubens is closely connected with the depictions of women with all physical attractions. Rubens' language shows respect and esteem for the female forms. The three Graces symbolise chastity, beauty and love. The bodies full of movement, the nuances of the skin are the defining features of the picture and framed by a colourful composition. Peter Paul Rubens developed a dynamic and colourful style. He believed in the great importance of brushstroke and colour. His figures show joy of life and are open to the pleasures of the world. At the same time Rubens combines the real with the mystical. Delacroix and Renoir take up similar ways of representation and develop the brushwork further. Rubens' ability to lift worldly themes into an allegorical context assured the painter of the good will of the different schools of thought in the country. Rubens inspired without polarizing and became a respected and wealthy artist.
Rubens tolerated only a few painters beside him. The artist founded a studio and took aspiring artists to his side. The order situation was often so brilliant that Rubens limited himself to making sketches and gave the painting to his apprentices. Rubens used the skills of diplomacy to communicate the still controversial situation in the country. His positive influence was rewarded with a knighthood. Wealth and power could not protect the great artist from one of the worst diseases that can strike a painter. Rubens fell ill with gout. Many of his late works lack the dynamism that could be due to the illness or the lifelong development that characterized Rubens.
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