The Fall of Phaeton

I will be analyzing the piece Aeneas and His Family Fleeing Troy. This artwork is currently being displayed at the San Diego Museum of Art, in Balboa Park near downtown San Diego. This painting was made in 1635 during the Baroque Period in France by Simon Vouet. Vouet was the most influential painter of his time and did much to make Paris an artistic center of Europe. Vouet was heavily influenced by Caravaggio who also heavily influenced other painters during Vouet’s time. In this paper, I will be exploring issues such as material, subject matter, scale, historical context, light, human figure, and finally museum context.

Beginning in 17th century Italy, the Baroque era is notorious for its exaggeration of movement, and detail meant to convey excitement and tension. Influenced by the Counter Reformation, art began to impart religious themes with detail, particularly towards emotion and drama meant to convince people that Catholicism remained legitimate. One such artist in this movement was Juan Sánchez Cotán, a Spanish Carthusian Monk. Although the bulk of his work comprises religious scenes, he is famous for his work in still life. Another artist specializing in this genre, Clara Peeters, pioneered the way for other Flemish still life artists. While neither conveyed drama, both exhibited competence in creating beautiful and realistic still life paintings.

During the Baroque Ages a man by the name of Caravaggio was a very prominante artist,

Italy can be looked at as the home of the renaissance and consequently the immergence of great art. Artists such as Michelangelo, Botticelli, Da Vinci, and Raphael are some of the greats and are looked at for standards. But what about the artists whose lives are mysteries, and their works that were influenced by the greats? These artists hold just as much importance in the history of art as do the artist’s whose names can be recalled off the top of an average person’s head. During the sixteenth century things began to change in the art world, and that change was the Baroque. This new style of art brought a revolution to how subject matter was painted, it brought upon “… a radical reconsideration of art and its purposes…” (249) and how artists of all ranks could learn to paint the up and coming style of Baroque.

This reference is made when Juliet says "Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds, /Towards Phoebus lodging. Such a wagoner/As Phaeton would whip you to the west/And bring in cloudy night immediately." (3.2.1-4). The story of Phoebus and Phaeton is a Greek myth about Phaeton driving a chariot of the sun, despite Phoebus telling him not to.

The style that characterizes Rubens’ magnificent piece is the baroque style. This style is described

Baroque and High Renaissance are two very important periods in art history, during that time a lot of different forms of art were created which include architecture, painting, and music. Baroque is just another word for having flashy symmetrical decoration. It’s a style that started around the 1600s in Italy and with its popularity it quickly spread around Europe. High Renaissance artist displaces the importance of draftsmanship, structured, and often-centralized compositions. Many artists quickly rise to stardom during these eras. This paper compares and contrasts these two art periods with the works created by great artists such as Marcantonio Franceschini who lived during the Baroque period and Mariotto Albertinelli who lived during the High Renaissance period.

This paper gives a comparative visual analysis of two artworks from the same period; “David Slaying Goliath”, by Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1616 and “The Sense of Touch”, by Jusepe de Ribera, c. 1615-1616. Despite the fact that the artworks are from the same period, they are both unique in terms of details and the themes they represent. This visual analysis compares and contrasts the way in which the artists employed the different characteristics of the baroque movement to come up with their unique compositions.

The art movement was on the rise during the advent of the seventeenth century, as it was a time when the baroque movement, which was distinguished by exaggerated dynamism and clear detail, flourished. Art during this period aimed to embody clear detail to represent the drama and grandeur. Rulers such as Marie de Medici sought to captivate on this new art movement by using it as a way to promote the power they had and the legitimacy of their reign. Marie commissioned the renowned Peter Paul Rubens to paint a series of twenty-four paintings in order to vindicate her triumph as the queen of France. Rubens did just that, as he re-envisioned the entire style propaganda through art during the period, using the paintings as a way to allegorize

The absolute mayhem Was illustrated through imagery and juxtaposition to developed the power, and influence Zeus’s had influence Zeus’s had. The quote “A shudder in the loins engenders there/ The broken

Peter Paul Rubens was one of the greatest Flemish 17th century artists. The worked he showed combined features of northern and southern style. he built on the Italian renaissance and baroque masters to formulate the European painting style. He was heavily influenced by some great Italian painters -- in an elegant grand manner that was particularly appealing to aristocratic and royal patrons. He began to court paint in the dukes of Mantua which was a friend of King Philip IV of Spain. He also produce streams of paintings for rich international clientele. He became successful as an art dealer which include buying and selling

Peter Paul Rubens, a painter and an inspiration to many, was brought to this earth in a town called Siegen in Westphalia (which is now Germany) on June 28, 1577 and passed on May 30th, 1640. He was one of seven siblings. His parents cherished and loved him dearly, but once his father passed away in 1587 the family picked up and moved to the Spanish Netherlands (now Belgium) where they each when about their own lives. He received his education in art and married twice, he also had eight children. It has been said that “Peter Paul Rubens was one of the most famous and successful European artists of the 17th century, and is known for such works at The Descent from the Cross, Wolf and Fox Hunt, and The Garden of Love”(Peter Paul Rubens Bio).

This essay looks at the time in history beginning in the 1400’s to the mid-1700’s which we identify in art history as The Renaissance, Baroque, and Rococo periods. Focusing on the influence new scientific knowledge had in the art produced during this time with specific examples from each period and artists of the time.

The light of the picture is relatively dark comparing to the portrait’s face. In his paintings, Rembrandt exhibited knowledge of classical iconography, where he adapted his skill to fit his own experience’ requirements; besides all the things we can feel just from our eyes, there is deeper artistic value under the pictures. Many artists connect Baroque art with it. When it comes to Baroque art, which was the type of art that comprised of painting, sculpture and architecture. Baroque art was known to reflect more on the religious tension of the time. Most of the artists reflected more on the desires of the Catholic Church in Rome, where the Roman Catholic was trying to affirm itself in the wake of the Protestants reformation. Most of the Baroque paintings were aimed at exhorting the divine majesty of the church, but the primary purpose of most of these paintings was to strengthen kingdoms’ reign under the religious influence like Spain and France. The Catholic Church dominated these two nations. Most of the paintings which were created that time period tried to compare both Catholic and the Protestants religions. The primary aim was to show how Protestants had less religious content when compared to the Catholic religion. Most the Baroque paintings were intended to persuade people not to be an apostate. However, most of the Baroque paintings were designed to affect the public. Catholic inspired a Baroque art that was done on a large scale. Most of the places where these paintings were found were churches and palaces. Artists of Baroque art were known to portray a sense of movement by their work, by the means of swirling spirals and upward diagonals. They made good use of extravagant color schemes, and this was aimed at dazzling as they surprised the targeted audience. As time went on, there were some people who started criticizing Baroque art

During the 17th century, especially after their break from Spain, The United Provinces of the Netherlands became the most prosperous nation in Europe by leading the world in trade, science, and art. Through the huge and one of the first art markets, art became a common household possession and allowed artists to freely express themselves, which is one of the evidential factors in three of the most universally admired artists of the baroque art era. Rubens, an influential Flemish artist of the Italian baroque scene, focused more on the works of the counter-reformation while the masters of the Dutch baroque art, such as Rembrandt, were in the heart of the protestant Dutch Republic. These three artists share similar artistic styles but yet have extremely evident differences and influences. The artists’ work also have a great portrayal of the historical and social impacts of the 17th century.