Baroque Master

Author: Editorial Committee of "The Art Treasury of First Influence"
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Publishing Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), a great Flemish artist and a representative painter of the Baroque style. His works are mostly filled with dramatic conflicts: some depict people fighting wild beasts, while others show angels and demons engaged in battle; there are heroic spirits and also the gentle demeanor of beautiful women. In works like "The Rape of the daughters of Lycurgus," the figures are robust and powerful, with colors full of passion; while in "Mary de' Medici Arriving in Marseille," mythology and history intertwine, coexisting with beauty and charm.
Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) was a great painter of Flanders and the first Baroque-style painter in Europe. His paintings possess the magnificent style of Baroque art. Rubens' creations celebrate life with poetic expressions, primarily praising humanity as the most perfect creation of the universe. In the 1920s, most of his portraits were of lavishly dressed, outwardly luxurious aristocrats, while relatively few were of simpler, more casual attire. This art book selects and showcases Rubens' timeless paintings, each accompanied by information such as the work's title, commentary, creation date, material, dimensions, painting technique, collector, and influence index, making it highly valuable. The book features an innovative design, exquisite text, and an introductory section titled "Getting Closer to Western Painting," which provides readers with knowledge about Western oil painting in terms of painting, appreciation, and collection, as well as how to use this book.