This is one of my all time favorite paintings. I got to see it in Dresden, Germany and it was really fantastic in person. Nobody paints skin like Rubens. He really knows how to paint the sensuous quality of female flesh that makes his figures come alive. This is based on the lost painting by Michelangelo who was a master at creating great compositions involving the twisting human form. I think this painting demonstrates the beauty and sensual quality of the female figure in a manner that is less passive than the norm of the period.
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13 years ago
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