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    Peter Paul Rubens

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    Peter Paul Rubens is viewed in our time as one of the Masters of his period in art. Living in the 1600’s he was vastly influenced by the Baroque ideals of art and culture. He is considered by some to have blended the work from the Renaissance and Early Baroque into one of the first truly "European" styles of painting. His style is considered to be an exaggerated Baroque style with large amounts of emphasis on color‚ sensuality‚ and movement. Subjects in Rubens’ paintings are commonly shown in dynamic

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    Peter Paul Rubens

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    Peter Paul Rubens was the painter of the first part of the Seventeenth Century in Catholic Europe. How he became so is an interesting story. Rubens was educated to be a humanist but like all great artists choose his profession for himself. The combination of first rate classical education with innate visual genius made for an unprecedented combination in an artist‚ which is what made him so great.       It has been said that no artist has ever been as well educated as Rubens. After training with

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    Peter Paul Rubens

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    PETER PAUL REBUNS JUNE 28‚1577 – MAY 30‚ 1640 History of the Artist The most sought-after painter in northern Europe during the seventeenth century‚ Peter Paul Rubens‚ was also a diplomat‚ linguist‚ and scholar. His dramatic artistic style of the seventeenth century is now called "baroque‚" a term apparently derived at a later time from ornate jewelry set with irregular pearls. At its most exuberant‚ the baroque involves restless motion‚ startling color contrasts‚ and vivid

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    so renowned. I say write about the artist that you find interesting and that person to me is Peter Paul Rubens. He has mastery over his brush and painted extraordinary baroque style art works that are sought after today. He life had

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    baroque period in art took place during the 15th and 16th centuries in the North of Europe. One of the most popular and renowned artists of the time was Peter Paul Rubens‚ a Flemish artist‚ who spent many years in Italy studying the stylings of antiquity as well as more contemporary artists such as Caravaggio and Michelangelo. Peter Paul Rubens would go on to adopt the method of figura serpentinata from Michelangelo and the Northern European style of showing the clear appearance and texture of things

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    Peter Paul Rubens was born in 1577 within a quaint German town called Siegen. Peter Paul Rubens was known as a Flemish artist and lived a very successful life in doing so. Peter led a wealthy life‚ having been raised by a family of spice merchants. His father‚ Jan Rubens was responsible for much of Peter’s success since birth. Peter’s father Jan‚ was a successful lawyer in Antwerp‚ Belgium‚ who decided to leave the city in effort to escape the religious war. Peter’s life had unexpectedly changed

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    Bibliography for Peter Paul Rubens Alpers‚ Svetlana. The Art of Describing: Dutch Art in the Seventeenth Century. Chicago: University of Chicago Press‚ 1983. Print. Alpers‚ Svetlana. The Making of Rubens. New Haven: Yale University Press‚ 1995. Print. Barnes‚ Alethea Henry. "An Examination of Hunting Scenes by Peter Paul Rubens." University of Missouri - Kansas City‚ 2009. United States -- Missouri: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT). Web. 29 Jan. 2013. Belkin‚ Kristin Lohse. Rubens. London:

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    immensely powerful grief and significance that could be interpreted in multiple ways “Massacre of the Innocents” by Peter Paul Rubens‚ 1612 is one to fit the description immensely. When viewing “Massacre of the Innocents” what meanings are exemplified‚ shown‚ and reasons behind all the violence throughout the graphic painting. A treasure in art like “Massacre of the Innocents” by Peter Paul Rubens has many meanings and messages‚ including dealing with deep injustice‚ dealing with ignorance and mothers caring

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    I. In order to take a look at Peter Paul Rubens influences we must take a look at his family. Prior to Peter Paul Rubens birth‚ his father‚ Jan Rubens‚ had the job of being an advisor to the Protestant princess‚ Anna of Saxony in Antwerp. During Jan Ruben’s employment‚ Anna of Saxony became pregnant with Jan Ruben’s baby. Infidelity usually meant a death sentence during this time period. However‚ he was not put to death‚ instead Jan and his family were sent to exile in Siegen‚ Germany‚ just wet

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    Though the term‚ baroque‚ as a generic term does not fully suit the era in which it encompasses; this era includes a wide variety of skills‚ media‚ and subjects that each piece includes. Peter Paul Rubens was a well-educated‚ high-end artist that gained continuous attention from royal families. Rubens became court painter and was sought be various prestigious families during his career; the dukes of Mantua‚ friend of the king of spain as well as his advisor‚ Charles I of England and Marie de’

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