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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...
Esteban Bartolome Murillo: Virgin Mary, Jesus, the Saints and the Meek
Esteban Bartolome Murillo was a Spanish painter during the Counter Reformation. Since he was a child he showed interest in the arts. Eventually, his talents landed him a steady job in Seville. Due to the Counter Reformation there was a huge demand for religious paintings. His style lent itself rather well to the religious fervor of Catholic. His art was so popular that up to 19th century , his work was reproduced. Ok... onto his work. Immaculate Conception A large bulk of Murillo's paintings center on the character of the Virgin Mary. The immaculate conception is a catholic dogma that...