ART IS NEVER FINISHED, IS ONLY ABANDONED!

Art speaks where words are unable to explain, the famous saying has solved the greatest problem of life, this statement depicts the reality of life, which says that, despite the great force and profundity, words are not always as effective at communicating ideas as art is. Although the written or spoken word has considerable power, a picture or work of art may have even more impact on people’s minds and has the power to turn their perception upside down. Let’s learn interesting facts about Sir Peter Paul Rubens, one of the finest artists of his time. Sir Peter Paul Rubens was a Flemish artist most well-known for his ecclesiastical and mythological work in the Flemish Baroque tradition. He was the most famous in all of Europe in the 1600s and his masterworks highlighted movement, colour, and debauchery that had royalty and nobility beseeching for more. This interesting and prolific artist was raised in Roman Catholic and received a classical education, he began his artistic training in 1591 as an apprentice to Tobias Verhaecht. After a year, he hauled on to work with Adam van Noort for four years. He was then apprenticed to artist Otto Van Veen and in 1598 was admitted into the painter’s guild of Antwerp, and then finally moved to explore Italy in May 1600.

It is rightly said that art is the reflection of the artist’s character and intelligent and powerful brain. So in Venice when Rubens got inspired by artists such as Titian, Tintoretto, and Paolo Veronese before being hired by the duke of Mantua for whom he made replicas of Renaissance paintings. After learning certain things, the preacher of art lugged on yet again and found himself this time in Florence to attend the marriage of Marie de Medicis to King Henry IV of France and continued to make copies of 16th-century art, which now serves art historians well. It is rightly said that Hard work beats talent if talent doesn’t work hard. In August 1601, Rubens made his way to Rome where the Baroque style reigned supreme with the revival of Michelangelo and Raphael styles. The majestic art lover received his first commission in Spain during this era and he appeared to be taking everything in. This i n c l u d e d amassing a hefty collection of art. At the end of 1605, he made his second trip to Rome and, along with his brother Philip, began amassing and investigating all forms of artwork and ancient philosophy. He retained a sizeable collection of Roman scripture, reliefs, portrait busts, and rare coins. And finally, his hard work paid off when Rubens designed his own art studio and had many assistants. Though tables turned when he received the news of his ill mother, he left and returned to his hometown. The next year, he married Isabella Brant and annexed his painting studio a marvellous townhouse in the city. Filled with assistants, collaborators, apprentices, and engravers, Rubens was able to produce a tremendous volume of work with their help. The majority of painters in the 1600s worked as contract labourers who painted for specific jobs. Rubens’ work thus came to be associated with particular political groups of the period. The majority of painters in the 1600s worked as contract labourers who painted for specific jobs. Rubens’ work thus came to be associated with particular political groups of the period. After much effort, in 1622, Rubens was called for one of his most famous assignments by Queen mother Marie de Medicis to illustrate a passage in her newly built Luxembourg Palace. She commissioned 21 canvases to glorify her life and the regency of France. The interesting fact about this artist is that he married his wife’s niece, Helene Fourment and they were married when Rubens was 53 years old and Helene was just 16. His young wife was a major inspiration behind his artworks during the last decade of his life, and the curvaceous female figures dominant in some of his later portraits such as The Feast of Venus, The Three Graces, and The Judgment of Paris were quite reminiscent of Helene. On May 30, 1640, the art explorer died from gout which resulted in heart failure. He was survived by his eight children, three from Isabella and five from Helene, many of whom married into esteemed and noble families of Antwerp.