“Rubens and Baroque Art”

Rubens was born into a wealthy family in 1577. His father was a well-known and important lawyer. Rubens was born in Westphalia where his father had moved his family due to religious persecution in Flanders (his father had recently become protestant). During Rubens childhood, his mother took the family back to Flanders where they reinstated themselves in the Catholic Church.

Rubens was very well educated, which was very helpful to his career. HE was fluent in many languages including French, Spanish, Latin, and Italian. HE was also very interested in theology, which provided a strong background for his religious works.

Rubens began studying art in Flanders and was apprenticed to three Flemish painters, Tobias Verhaecht, Adam van Noort, and Otto van Veen. His abili

Ruben’s work was almost always done on commission, which led to an interesting array of topics. His works were most often done for either noblemen or the Catholic Church. Because of this his works often deal with portraiture (such as in the Marie de Medici paintings) or with religious subjects. He also worked with mythological subjects. When his work wasn’t done on commission, it was often copies of other artists work, such as titan’s “Venus and Adonis”. As a result of his commissioned works, Rubens often created very ambitious works, with some very massive paintings.

Though Rubens' created the original designs for his paintings, most of the finished products were executed almost entirely by a workshop. Rubens would call in a number of specialists in different areas of painting, such as drapery and human figures, to create the perfect image. He was known to have one of the most extensive workshops in all of art history. Despite his workshop help, Rubens was still a very busy man; creating compositions and putting finishing touches on his works.

Rubens is often considered one of the most celebrated artists during his time. His celebrity status put him in high demand as an artist and as a result, from the beginning of his career, Rubens never felt a lack of work. Throughout his career, Rueben’s r

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