Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Turner Paintings And Peter Paul Rubens Paintings

By Darren Hartley


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.

One of the great seascape Turner paintings was The Fighting Temeraire, done in 1839. A subsequent 1844 painting, Rain, Steam and Speed, was to influence the Impressionist painters, 30 years from when it was originally exhibited. Joseph Turner was often described as the greatest landscape painter of the 19th century.

Turner paintings went on to later influence the Impressionist movement with their romanticism focusing particularly on color and lighting. Romanticism is sometimes viewed as a reaction to its more serious predecessor, the Neoclassical movement. Romantic paintings flirted with themes of man's self glorification, man's part in nature, divinity found in nature and emotion.

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.

Peter married twice, first to Isabella Brant and then to Helene Fourment. Both of his wives were frequent subjects and inspirations of the Peter Paul Rubens paintings. It is unfortunate that only one surviving ceiling painting by Peter still remains in its original setting at the Banqueting House in London.

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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