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Written by Teresita Blanco (The Artsy Sister)
Peter Paul Rubens Baroque Portrait Paintings
Here is the first Portrait by Peter Paul Rubens. In the Baroque period, for the most part, Portraits where supposed to tell you something about the subject. It was either their power or personality. Here we see a prominent textile merchant of Persian rugs. He is standing over one of his fancy rugs. He is dressed like a Persian. His pose stands for power. His gaze is penetrating. This is one formidable fellow. In this painting, we see a random scholar. He has a book in his hand. He seems like he is about to speak. The scenery is reminds...
Peter Paul Rubens Landscape Baroque Paintings
Frankly, I could not find a Category for these three paintings. They are the best example of dynamic baroque. The first painting is called the Lion Hunt. Here we see European knights hunting with a black slave. One of the slaves fell and got bitten by a lion. The horses look completely wild. As for the hunters, they are calmed and focused. For the most part, hunting is a manly game. It was also a favorite rich guy hobby. Here we see strong me hunting a dangerous game. The stormy sky adds to the effect. Rubens knew how to paint...
Peter Paul Rubens Myth Greek Baroque Paintings
Other than Godly paintings, Rubens painted pagan Gods. Ever since the renaissance, mythical paintings have been extremely popular. The first painting shows the Goddess Thetis and Minerva. Both are sitting on top of globes for some reason. Well, Thetis is more of a minor goddess or a nymph. Her symbol, the row, is by her side. She also wears her queenly crown. She is the ruler of all the ocean water nymphs. Minerva is the goddess of justice. She sports a warrior spear and helmet. She is a warrior goddess, far stronger than Mars. In this scene, Thetis is asking...
Peter Paul Rubens Bible Paintings
Peter Paul Rubens is the most talented baroque Flemish painter. He painted for Catholic Flanders. In the 1600s, a country was split into Holland and Flanders. Holland became protestant and Flanders stayed Catholic. Despite living in a Catholic country, Rubens was charismatic enough to travel to Holland and learn a few tricks from their realism painters. He also went as far as London and Italy in diplomatic missions. He was a man of the world, as the saying goes. When he died like 20,000 people went to his funeral. Rubens differed from other artist in style and marketing. He is...
Luis Royo Art
He is the most prolific contemporary dark fantasy artist. His artworks has inspired many Heavy Metal bands. He has also revolutionized our perception of what a dark fantasy artwork is all about. Today, I am mostly gonna focus on Luis Royo Dark Labyrinth collection. In his Dark Labyrinth, Royo taps into our darkest dreams, our darkest fantasies he brings to life. Here we see all the goons and monsters from our nightmares. So, sit back and enjoy the show. The first fantasy picture is a rough sketch of a pretty girl sitting on top of a...