involved in politics. at the same time we also see that he's painting different subject matter. allegories of love for example in which is why for adopts the role of a muse all the time today to. the judgment of paris painted for the spanish king. rubens wife appears unmistakably as the goddess at the center of the composition. so one mistake a boy the artist immediately faced calls to paint clothes on to the figure. but he steadfastly refused. she also served as the model for one of his best known paintings the three graces. ruben's perfected the art of painting skin the priest blace and dimpled almost palpable in its details rendition.