ARTH 222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Peter Paul Rubens, Italian Baroque Art, Protestantism
14 Jul 2019
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17th century flanders remained catholic because of spain"s measures against. In 1581, northern provinces of flanders broke away and formed the dutch. Flemish baroque art was close to italian baroque art, whereas the dutch schools. Leading flemish painter peter paul rubens developed their own subjects and styles. Republic (primarily protestant: how do religious matters affect artistic expressions and subject matter, how is flemish and dutch art of the 17th century similar to and different from. Style synthesises italian (aristocracy), diplomat renaissance, learned from carravaggio, and michelangelo. His style is fueled with colors and ornaments, figures swirling in motions. This altarpiece was his first major work. Artist spent a lot of effort depicting heroic figures ( four or five men who are muscular and pulling up the cross) Unconventional for a christian theme to put all of the emphasis on the strong men lifting christ, rather than the spotlight just on christ.
