FILE: 01_Elevation of the Cross_Rubens.jpg

TITLE: PAINTING - Elevation of the Cross - BAROQUE PERIOD IN FLANDERS

DESCRIPTION: by RUBENS. Reubens comparable to Raphael - charming, educated, humble, kind, friends in hight places etc. Court painter of Duke of Mantua, advisor to King of Spain etc. Studied in Italy. Returned to Flanders and got commission to paint 2 pieces - Elevation, and Descent (see #2). 15' high. Since Baroque's purpose was to excite, Rubens loved diag. line. Also, musculature in bodies inspired by Michelangelo