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 few of the cities that proudly display his works. many of his paintings are studies of lust and sensuality. but his cliched reputation as the painter of big women belies his inexhaustible repertoire. ruben s depicted large heavy figures in vigorous movement and he had a rich imagination. his dramatic visual language gave rise to a new style that would later be termed broke. we re the artist spent most of his life in the city of and. his family moved here from germany when he was ten. at the time it belonged to the
a wealthy man who travelled with companions and servants and who to the envy of some italian painters had ridden through rome on an equal footing with other noblemen. ruben s position gave him access to the leading art collections in italy. the rich and powerful furnished their residences with magnificent galleries like the trigona in the a feat see. contemporary art was displayed alongside works of antiquity. in his later paintings rubens would reference the pose of the famous medic venus. part of his unparalleled skill and his ability to transform a vast variety of stylistic influences from classical to contemporary into a personal style that was new and original. the
a question painting help to make a name for rubens in spain and is proof of the twenty six year old s political aqim and he quickly sensed who had influence and power and an appreciation for the arts he wrote of the duke of lamma. he is not entirely ignorant of good art which is why he takes pleasure in his daily habits of the works in the palace. by titian raphael and others i too am amazed by the quality and quantity. after eight months reuben s return to italy. as his reputation continued to grow so did his personal wealth. you need to keep in mind that rubens was a relatively well situated man when he was in italy he wasn t that young a penniless painter willing to starve for his art he was actually
a few of the cities that proudly display his works. many of his paintings are studies of lust and sensuality. but his cliched reputation as the painter of big women belies his inexhaustible repertoire. rubin s depicted large heavy figures in vigorous movement and he had a rich imagination. his dramatic visual language gave rise to a new style that would later be terms for zero. the artist spent most of his life in the city of and tore. his family moved here from germany when he was ten. at the time it belonged to the