Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “Crucifixion”

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16. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “Fur coat”After the death of his first wife in 1626, Rubens marries a second time, his wife becomes the daughter of his friend, young Elena Fament, with whom he lived a happy 10 years of life until his death. During this period, she very often posed for the portraits of her husband, helping her to create […]...
17. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “Woman’s Portrait”Paul Rubens is a typical representative of the Renaissance, with his characteristic desire to exalt the ancient images, while creating real masterpieces of painting and sculpture. The artist pays special attention to the writing of female portraits. In the Middle Ages, the image of naked female bodies was a forbidden fruit, the Renaissance allowed to […]...
18. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “Three Graces”The pictorial painting of the baroque epoch “Three Graces” (1639) is painted by the artist South Peterlanter Peter Paul Rubens. The dimensions of the canvas – 221Х181 cm, the technique of execution – oil on wood. This masterpiece of art belongs to the late period of Rubens, which began in the 1630s. At this time, […]...
19. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “Perseus and Andromeda”One of the most striking masterpieces, which is still relevant today, is, of course, the work of Perseus and Andromeda, one of the greatest artists of Peter Paul Rubens, a painter from Holland. Indeed, you should not even look at this picture for a long time, as you immediately feel the deep dynamics of this […]...
20. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “Holiday of Venus”This is where Rubens revealed in all its glory!!! Here is where you can carefully see his firm “Rubens” style of the image of the female body. In almost all of his paintings, women are somehow overweight, slightly plump. But this concerns not only the female body, but all the rest. See what kind of […]...
21. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “Venus and Adonis”Venus and Adonis goes back to Ovid’s Metamorphoses, which tell the story of the first mortal who became Venus’s lover. Adonis was a young hunter, and Venus, when she was with him, often warned him about how dangerous this could be for him. But the young man did not listen to the warnings of the […]...
22. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “Prometheus Bound”Everyone knows the story of the Greek myth of Prometheus. He was severely punished by Zeus. Him chained to a rock and doomed to eternal suffering. Every day the eagle flew and pecked at his liver, but the next day it grows again. Why did Prometheus deserve such anger? He, in secret from Zeus, gave […]...
23. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “The Four Philosophers”The picture of this gifted and talented artist has a special meaning and value for Rubens himself. “Just Lipsius and his students” is another name for this canvas, and the peculiarity lies in the fact that the artist painted the most dear people in the picture – his brother, his close friend and person, whose […]...
24. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “Adoration of the Shepherds”Rubens painting was the final sketch for the grand altar image. This creation is characterized by a special tonality of reddish color. Also worth noting is the free texture of the master brush strokes of the painter. You can feel the influence on Rubens painting in Venice. For later works of the artist such a […]...
25. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “Bacchanalia”As a plot for his work Rubens chose the myth of Bacchus and his constant companions. At the time of the artist there was an idea that they exist, feeling real harmony with nature. We feel the pressure of true life in this creation. Here reigns splendor, which is too much. You can see the […]...
26. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “Drunk Silen”Works written by the famous Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens are attributed to the Baroque painting. One of the most famous works of the painter is the image of Silenus. This picture is also called “Drunk Silenus”. In Greek mythology, Silenus was considered one of the rural gods. He appeared to people in the form […]...
27. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “Judgment of Paris”Rubens wrote on this popular subject of ancient times a number of magnificent paintings. Why was he attracted by this topic? The artist liked that it is possible to depict nude female bodies on the grand background of a magnificent landscape. We see Paris. He wears a traditional shepherd outfit. He very carefully considers the […]...
28. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “Susanna and the Elders”In the center of the canvas, painted by Rubens, is Susanna, who was bathing naked in her garden. And this process was watched with interest by two old men. The history of the painting is known from many verses from the Book of the Prophet Daniel. According to the story, the observers are deeply respected, […]...
29. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “Adoration of the Magi”A popular story is the adoration of the Magi from the Gospel of St.. Matthew became an equally popular theme in medieval painting. On this subject, pictures are written by virtually all famous artists of the era. Only Rubens has about one dozen paintings on this subject. But the work of the master of the […]...
30. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “Anna of Austria”Rubens was very hard to draw Anna of Austria, wife of King Louis XIII of France. Four portraits eloquently tell us about this. Now it is difficult to say exactly at what time they were written. Experts relate all 4 portraits to the years 1622-1625. The costume, which is depicted in one of the most […]...
31. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “Return of Diana from the hunt”Rubens preferred to paint on various plots of ancient times. Particularly attracted his goddess Diana. The fact is that the myth about her connected at once two topics. One of them is hunting. At that time, only the privileged strata of society could hunt. The artist created a series of large paintings. If in other […]...
32. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “Bathsheba at the Fountain”Peter Paul Rubens is a famous Dutch artist who lived in the years 1577-1640. He painted pictures on a variety of topics, but those that are written in biblical scenes were his best pieces. The painting “Bathsheba at the Fountain” is written based on biblical stories. Of course, people far from the history and the […]...
33. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “St. George and the Dragon”Depicted in the picture of St. George the Victorious embodies the defender of the entire Christian world. According to the legend, in one city, an evil king ruled who despised all Christians. He decided to feed all the children of the city to a huge dragon living near the settlement. The inhabitants of the city […]...
34. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “Self-portrait with his wife Isabella”This picture Rubens wrote after his marriage. On it, he depicted himself and his wife in front of a bush with honeysuckle. From the picture breathes serenity, self-confidence and happiness. Both figures are approximately the same and located near each other. With such a composition, the artist wanted to symbolize the equality of their marriage. […]...
35. Description of the painting by Giotto di Bondone “Crucifixion of Christ”1330; board, tempera; Municipal Museum of Strasbourg. The role of Giotto di Bondone in the development of Italian pictorial art is difficult to overestimate. It was thanks to him that a completely new approach to the image of the spatial dimension in the pictures appeared; they got depth and volume. Mostly the artist worked on […]...
36. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “Bacchus”Rubens is a Flemish painter, master of Baroque – his paintings represent practically the essence of this style. He is cheerful, bright, with a lot of details, they celebrate life and glorify it, representing almost a slap in the face of death. Preferred religious and mythological subjects, especially revealing the myths of ancient Greece. Bacchus […]...
37. Description of the painting by Andrea Mantegna “Dead Christ”The painter of the Italian Renaissance, Andrea Mantegna, painted original canvases that differed from the classical works of the era in a sharp and tough manner. “The Dead Christ” – a mournful picture depicting the gospel plot of mourning for the crucified Jesus, was written simply and easily. But the perspective here is noticeably transformed. […]...
38. Description of the painting by Peter Rubens “Samson and Delilah”Under the influence of works by Italian artists Rubens created works on religious themes. On the canvas “Samson and Delilah,” written around 1609, depicts one of the biblical episodes. The author finds the characters as historical subjects, without putting religious meaning in them. Samson, born and raised among the submissive insults, humiliations and disgrace of […]...
39. Description of the painting by Matias Grünewald “The isgenheim altar”Matthias Grunewald, a German by birth, the last representative of the northern Gothic in painting, who created several masterpieces in his short life (perhaps there were many more paintings, but very few of them have survived to this day), Igenheim Altar was considered to be his main work. The work was ordered by monks from […]...
40. Description of the painting by Nicholas Ge “Crucifixion”In fact, there are as many as two versions of the Crucifixion. The first version of the canvas was written in 1892, and the second two years later. Anyway, the first and second versions of the picture produced the same impressions on the viewer. Canvases induce oppressive and hopeless emotions. Probably it is difficult to […]...