... . Rubens' travels gave him an excellent grasp of art history, which attributed to his work. Through his travels to Italy he became greatly influenced by many artists, including Titian. He also studied the works of Michelangelo, Tinteretto, and ancient Greek and Roman sculpture. This exposure to other countries and different cultures had a profound impact on Ruben's work. 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 ... late renaissance style of...

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... " or "the Dutch Mona Lisa." Unfortunately, not much is known about Johannes Vermeer. Today, there are still no confirmed images of Vermeer himself. Just like how we know Michelangelo Caravaggio's life through his police records, there is some information on Vermeer through legal documents. It is known that Vermeer married Catharine Bolenes, a girl raised in a Catholic family. He then ... , featuring mythological creatures such as Neptune and the Nereids. Vermeer's painting is simply more straight forward in terms of character because it is merely a portrait. Both paintings by these great ...

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... Italian art during this time period. The Baroque period made great strides in the art world with paintings, sculptures, and even architecture. Many great artists made their names known during this time period. There works are still looked upon today as some of the best paintings ever done. Some of ... Cortona, Bernini, and Salvator Rosa. One of my favorite from this time period is Caravaggio. Caravaggio was born in 1573 with the given name of Michelangelo Merisi. After extensive training in Milan, Caravaggio arrived in Rome during the 1580's. Caravaggio was an ill tempered man and this ca...

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Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, usually referred to as Caravaggio after his birthplace near Milan, is one of the most important artists in the history of Western art. From his early teens into his twenties he was trained in Milan as an apprentice in a painter's studio. He traveled to Rome in the ... his desperate state of mind. It is also the first indication of a shift in his painting style. Even though his life was short, his painting style had enormous impact on artists throughout Europe. Caravaggio's style consists of a rejection of idealization in favor of realism vividly depicted in...

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... in 1609 and then married once again in 1630 to Helene Fourment He resided in Castle Steen, Antwerp until his death in 1640. Rubens was very much influenced by the artists of northern Europe of his time so he traveled to Italy where it happened to be the center of art at that period. Such painters as Titian and Tintoretto greatly ... moved his artistic ways in Venice and then later on Michelangelo and Raphael when he studied in Rome. The ancient Greco-Roman sculptures also were also a part of his style. He was employed by Vicenzo Gonzaga who was the duke of ... ...

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