Turner paintings were widely known to be among the most original landscapes and seascapes in Europe. They were influenced by Claude Lorrain, whose paintings were obsessively studied by Joseph Turner. Joseph extensively travelled all over Europe in his search for new scenes to paint.
The Fighting Temeraire, completed in 1839, was one of the great landscape Turner paintings. It featured a glowing sunset over a ghostly ship that fought in the Battle of Trafalgar being towed away. An 1844 painting, entitled Rain, Steam and Speed takes the idea of The Fighting Temeraire even further with hardly recognizable shapes on most of the canvas.
With their romanticism, Turner paintings would later have an influence on the Impressionist movement. Romanticism is itself a by-product of the Neoclassical movement that properly accounted for history through its close attention to detail. Turner paintings are credited for having embarked on a subject matter so great it actually rivalled the history genre.
When it comes to Baroque artwork in Northern Europe, none could be more influential than Peter Paul Rubens paintings. Peter also worked as a Spanish diplomat in pursuit of his political interests. He even brokered a treaty between Spain and England in the late 1620s.
His first wife, Isabella Brant, was a constant subject of the Peter Paul Rubens paintings. His second wife, Helene Fourment, was an extremely beautiful woman and her buxom figure was the inspiration behind many paintings. This included versions of The Judgment of Paris where Helene appeared as Venus, Minerva and Juno.
Among the well known Peter Paul Rubens paintings are The Descent from the Cross, Wolf and Fox Hunt and The Garden of Love. They are depictions of subjects from a variety of sources, i.e., religion, history and mythology. They combined a knowledge of Renaissance classicism with lush brushwork and lively realism.
The Fighting Temeraire, completed in 1839, was one of the great landscape Turner paintings. It featured a glowing sunset over a ghostly ship that fought in the Battle of Trafalgar being towed away. An 1844 painting, entitled Rain, Steam and Speed takes the idea of The Fighting Temeraire even further with hardly recognizable shapes on most of the canvas.
With their romanticism, Turner paintings would later have an influence on the Impressionist movement. Romanticism is itself a by-product of the Neoclassical movement that properly accounted for history through its close attention to detail. Turner paintings are credited for having embarked on a subject matter so great it actually rivalled the history genre.
When it comes to Baroque artwork in Northern Europe, none could be more influential than Peter Paul Rubens paintings. Peter also worked as a Spanish diplomat in pursuit of his political interests. He even brokered a treaty between Spain and England in the late 1620s.
His first wife, Isabella Brant, was a constant subject of the Peter Paul Rubens paintings. His second wife, Helene Fourment, was an extremely beautiful woman and her buxom figure was the inspiration behind many paintings. This included versions of The Judgment of Paris where Helene appeared as Venus, Minerva and Juno.
Among the well known Peter Paul Rubens paintings are The Descent from the Cross, Wolf and Fox Hunt and The Garden of Love. They are depictions of subjects from a variety of sources, i.e., religion, history and mythology. They combined a knowledge of Renaissance classicism with lush brushwork and lively realism.
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