Peter Paul Rubens Accomplishments

Peter Paul Rubens was an extraordinary artist, most of his pieces were made with female body’s. The female body had clothes on, but sometimes they were naked. One of his most famous artworks is Honeysuckle Bower, which symbolizes many different ideas, but mostly it symbolizes love. This informational essay is about an individual that was famous for his works of art. He is from the Renaissance period. For this essay there are four main points; life, career, contributions, and life without Peter Paul Rubens. Which leads to the first main point, his life. Peter Paul Rubens lived about 63 years, born in June 28, 1577, and died on May 30, 1640. Unfortunately, when he was in Italy he got a message that his mother had an illness. When he was coming home to her, he ended up being exceptionally late. The illness killed her before he got to her. Rubens had five children with a woman named Hélène and had three children with a woman named Isabella. His generation after him mostly married into noble families from Antwerp. With all his outstanding paintings and books, Rubens became the most important and celebrated 17th century artist that lived in Northern Europe. He did not always stay in Northern Europe, he traveled to Italy in 1600. Before getting to Italy he stopped in Venice, where he saw pieces of work made by other

His pieces of work would have never washed people’s sorrows away. Also, the people he inspired would not have been able to get things done, which could change things about the world. On the other hand, they could have just gotten inspiration from someone or something else. We will never know what exactly would have changed if he didn’t exist, but are minds will forever wonder about it. Unfortunately, the world will never know what it will be like without Peter Paul Rubens but we will always remember him as exceptional