after his stay in venice rubens was hired by the duke of mantua as his court painter. the position allowed him to travel aside from making copies and painting originals rubin s was also in charge of acquiring antiquities and paintings by other artists. his first trip took him to florence one of the most affluent cities on the continent. generations of rule by the powerful methods the family had cemented the city status as the center of european trade and finance. the family s support of the arts and humanities made florence the cradle of the renaissance. the methods patronage was crucial for many artists. in the service of the duke of mantua rubin s worked his contacts and made sure to
exercising the leverage of a rising star he negotiated special conditions. he insisted on remaining in antwerp rather than moving to the court in brussels and ensured that he would be able to continue working for other patrons. the catholic church commissioned an altar painting that today is located in antwerp skitt the drill of our lady. reuben selected the raising of the cross as the subject. and a break with traditional depictions christ s arms are stretched upwards rather than to the side the muscles are clearly defined. with this painting rubin s introduced a completely new interpretation of christ s crucifixion inspired by his italian
after his stay in venice ruben s was hired by the duke of mantua as his court painter. the position allowed him to travel aside from making copies and painting originals rubin s was also in charge of acquiring antiquities and paintings by other artists. his first trip took him to florence one of the most affluent cities on the continent. generations of ruled by the powerful message the family had cemented the city s status as the center of european trade and finance. the family s support of the arts and humanities made florence the cradle of the renaissance. the minutes she s patronage was crucial for many artists. in the service of the duke of mantua rubin s worked his contacts and made sure to
painter. the position allowed him to travel aside from making copies and painting originals rubin s was also in charge of acquiring antiquities and paintings by other artists. his first trip took him to florence one of the most affluent cities on the continent. generations of rule by the powerful message he family had cemented the city status as the center of european trade and finance. the family s support of the arts and humanities made florence the cradle of the renaissance. the methods he s patronage was crucial for many artists. in the service of the duke of mantua rubin s worked his contacts and made sure to get invitations to important events. and i did that s from baikal i said it will