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.
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