Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Peter Paul Rubens, Prince of Baroque Painters

1. Where did Peter Paul Rubens grow up?

Belgium

2. Which social or political events shaped Rubens' childhood most?
Religious persecution

3. What was Rubens' first job away from home?
Page
4. What style of painting did Rubens follow?
Baroque

5. Which Renaissance artist did Rubens like best?
Leonardo da Vinci

6. True or False: Most Baroque art has a calm, placid feeling behind it.
True
7. Which of the following gifts to the king of Spain did Rubens repair?

A carriage

8. To whom did Rubens originally leave his artwork?

His sister

Writing - Choose a painting by Rubens from the three above. Write an ekphrastic poem. Don't forget about the literary elements you have learned in the previous unit. Make your poetry interesting!

Head Of Medusa

Scary snakes surrounding
A head full of hatred
No person, but a evil monster
Killed by her own desire
With some eyes that say
I'll hunt you
Lays a woman with no body(person)
But a bunch of snakes to get revenge.

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