I am a peace loving man. I believe that it ought to be the first wish of every honest man to live in tranquillity of mind. I am sorry that all kings and princes are not of this humor. The words of Peter Paul Rubens writing to a friend in france and sixteen thirty six a time when the Catholic Church was fighting to counter the effects of the reformation. His allegorical canvas the consequences of war is considered one of the very first antiwar images rubens at once a catholic and a humanist achieved superstar status in his day and remains a towering figure in the history of western european art. And if he could do everything to the very highest standards or swim otoh he was among the most paneuropean artists of his day or the favorite painter of europes leading courts they talian art served him as a prime source of inspiration yasuni the limits and oh he stole with his eyes the theres a reason hes called one of the biggest the eves in art history. You could study vinson entire lifetime
thoroughly possessed of this knowledge that it may diffuse itself everywhere. in sixteen hundred at the age of twenty three rubens embarked on a trip to italy to discover the country of great artists and scholars venice was his first stop. it was a dynamic city with a population of one hundred fifty thousand although the city s golden era already lay in the past it s unlikely signs of its decline were visible to rubens. like in its heyday large sums were still being invested in splendid buildings and paintings. the young rubens visited the doge s palace and the city s major churches where he studied the works of venetian painters their singular style was already renowned beyond the city s boundaries many painters had large studios and exported their works across europe
a trip to italy to discover the country of great artists and scholars venice was his first stop. it was a dynamic city with a population of one hundred fifty thousand although the city s golden era already lay in the past it s unlikely signs of its decline were visible to rubens. like in its heyday large sums were still being invested in splendid buildings and paintings. the young rubens visited the doge s palace and the city s major churches where he studied the works of venetian painters their singular style was already renowned beyond the city s boundaries many painters had large studios and exported their works across europe