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RUBENS & THE JUDGMENT OF PARIS Sir Peter Paul Rubens (28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640) was a Flemish Baroque painter, and a proponent of an extravagant Baroque style that emphasized movement, color, and sensuality. He is well-known for his Counter-Reformation altarpieces, portraits, landscapes, and history paintings of mythological and allegorical subjects. In 1630, four years after the death of his first wife, the 53-year-old painter married 16-year-old Hélène Fourment. Hélène inspired the voluptuous figures in many of his paintings from the 1630s, including The Feast of Venus (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna), The Three Graces (Prado, Madrid) and The Judgment of Paris (Prado, Madrid). In the latter painting, which was made for the Spanish court, the artist's young wife was recognized by viewers in the figure of Venus.
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RUBENS & THE JUDGMENT OF PARIS
Sir Peter Paul Rubens (28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640) was a Flemish Baroque painter, and a proponent of an extravagant Baroque style that emphasized movement, color, and sensuality. He is well-known for his Counter-Reformation altarpieces, portraits, landscapes, and history paintings of mythological and allegorical subjects.
In 1630, four years after the death of his first wife, the 53-year-old painter married 16-year-old Hélène Fourment. Hélène inspired the voluptuous figures in many of his paintings from the 1630s, including The Feast of Venus (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna), The Three Graces (Prado, Madrid) and The Judgment of Paris (Prado, Madrid). In the latter painting, which was made for the Spanish court, the artist's young wife was recognized by viewers in the figure of Venus.
"The Judgment of Paris 1" is dated 1625, when Peter Paul Rubens was 48 years of age. Thus, it may be considered a Late Maturity masterpiece of Peter Paul Rubens.
"The Judgment of Paris 1" is on display in National Gallery, London, along with other famous artworks of the Baroque Art period.
"The Judgment of Paris 2" was completed sometime in 1636, when Peter Paul Rubens was 59 years old, approximately. Consequently, it is seen as one of the Latests works of art signed by Peter Paul Rubens.
"The Judgment of Paris 2" is hosted in National Gallery, London, among other great works of the Baroque Art period.
The judgment of Paris, Rubens (1636 aprox)
The judgment of Paris, Rubens (1639-40.)
MUSEO DEL PRADO Madrid
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
www.lib-art.com www.wikipedia.org www.artcyclopedia.com www.theoi.com
DAY, MALCOLM. (2007). 100 PERSONAJES DE LA MITOLOGÍA CLÁSICA. Barcelona: Círculo de Lectores.
