Peter Paul Rubens perfectly represents artistic traditions and philosophical beliefs of the Baroque period because of Ruben’s techniques and subject matter. These techniques include the strong contrast between light and dark‚ the usage of rich‚ flamboyant colors which is offset by a dark background‚ the depiction of motion and facial expressions‚ the rendering of high detail‚ the naturalistic rather than ideal figures‚ the enlarges sense of space‚ the aim to create a dramatic effect‚ the theme of
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The art piece that I selected for my analysis is called The Triumph of Divine Love by Peter Paul Rubens. The artwork is an oil painting on canvas‚ circa 1625. This piece of art was commission by Isabella Clara Eugenia‚ Infanta of Spain and Portugal. The Triumph of Divine Love was one of eleven art pieces in a series portraying the Eucharist cycle‚ an important issue in the Catholic-Protestant strife. Its purpose was to aid in the Catholic Reformation and the artwork was to be displayed at the
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Crystal Boylston October 15‚ 2014 Historical Compare and Contrast Diego Velazquez and Peter Paul Rubens are two well-known painters who is famous for many of their artwork. Diego Velazquez has magnificent artwork; one of his masterpieces is Las Meninas “The Maid of Honor”. Peter Paul Rubens is also famous for numerous painting and his creative talent. “The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus‚” is one of his prized possessions. Diego Velazquez’s “Las Meninas” painting shows the viewer that there
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Review Important People: Sir Peter Paul Rubens was a Flemish Baroque painter‚ and a proponent of an extravagant Baroque style that emphasised movement‚ colour‚ and sensuality. He is well-known for his Counter-Reformation altarpieces‚ portraits‚ landscapes‚ and history paintings of mythological and allegorical subjects. In addition to running a large studio in Antwerp that produced paintings popular with nobility and art collectors throughout Europe‚ Rubens was a classically educated humanist
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Born Tommaso di Giovanni‚ Masaccio was an influential artist that changed and shaped the Italian Renaissance with his art. His piece‚ Tribute Money‚ is one of his most notable works in his short life. Tribute Money is a fresco painting and an early renaissance piece‚ something that was common and closely associated to the Italian Renaissance. Masaccio was a trained Florentine artist. Artists in Florentine were trained in things such as anatomy‚ modeling‚ and perspective‚ which helped them to create
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Nickesha Larmond Paul and Peter Background information about Paul Paul whose name was Saul was an early Christian missionary and theologian‚ known as the Apostle to the Gentiles was born a Jew in Tarsus‚ Rome. As a minor‚ he was trained as a rabbi but earned his living as a tentmaker. A zealous Pharisee‚ he persecuted the first Christians until a vision of Jesus‚ experienced while on the road to Damascus‚ converted him to Christianity. Three years later he met St. Peter and Jesus ’ brother
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In his “Venus at a Mirror” Paul Rubens presents the nude beauty of the goddess of Love‚ Venus. The artist portrays the goddess of love from a back view‚ seated in the center of his composition. An adolescent cupid is presented in the left foreground‚ holding a mirror with the reflection of Venus’ face on its surface‚ while a dark-skinned‚ exotic handmaid fills the upper right of the painting fondling the golden hair of the Venus. The three figures form a lunette that emphasizes the mirror that frames
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Masaccio – The Tribute Money Around 1425‚ during the Renaissance Art Movement‚ The Brancacci family commissioned artist Masolino to do a series of paintings‚ with depictions of the story of the life of Saint Peter‚ that would adorn the walls of the family’s chapel in the Church of Santa Maria del Carmine‚ in Florence. Among the contributions of works is The Tribute Money by Masaccio‚ Masolino’s young assistant‚ which is to be considered as a masterpiece of naturalistic impression‚ (depicting objects
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artist‚ Peter Paul Rubens is created on an oil painting. Ruben’s Last Supper is also one of the only five painting created during the flemish baroque. Ruben’s Last Supper was creating in the flemish baroque style. Rubens was commissioned by Catherine Lescuyer to work on this Last Supper as a commemorative piece for her father (American Pink). The purpose is to commemorate Catherine’s dead father‚ so Rubens makes this work as part of an altarpiece in the Church of St. Rombout in Mechelen (Rubens). But
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Tribute Speech General Purpose: To pay tribute Specific Purpose: To pay tribute to my mother Thesis: My mother is the most optimistic person I have ever known. She has a key to happiness‚ and she readily shares it with others. Introduction: When we are asked to name a person we honor‚ I have a feeling that many of you think about your parents‚ or a parent. I choose to talk about my mother‚ because she made the biggest contribution in my life and who I am now. Credibility: She is not only
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