Rubens and his female model

If you love art, Rubens' name must be familiar. How famous is it? Even watercolor paint brands are named after Rubens.

Rubens was a top artist in the Baroque period of17th century. Unlike Van Gogh, Gauguin and other artists living in poverty, Rubens is a "Gao Fushuai" with real money. He was rich and happy all his life, and he was also proficient in the language 16, making him the most popular diplomat in the royal family.

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Rubens lived a happy life, partly because of his happy marriage. His first wife was an aristocratic woman named Isabella. Although she is beautiful and elegant, Rubens met her on a blind date. She fell in love at first sight, which opened the source of muse's inspiration.

Many classic works of Rubens are based on Isabella.

The women in the above masterpieces are all based on Rubens' beloved wife Isabella. They are in line with the aesthetics of that era, elegant and rich, and full of the unique temperament of the Baroque era.

Rubens can really teach some modern boyfriends and husbands to study photography as soon as possible. When you can make your girlfriend/wife beautiful and thin, I think the washboard at home will always be covered with dust.

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But the time of love is always short. After spending sixteen years with her first wife, she died of illness. Although very sad, a few years later, 1630, Rubens, 53, married Helena, 28 (Helena is Isabella's niece). Similarly, Helena became Rubens' royal model. According to many records in art history, Helena can be said to be more qualified as a model for Rubens than her menstruation Isabella. When Rubens painted her beautiful nude, Helena was not shy, but calmly faced the eyes from Rubens. So in Rubens' middle and old age, we often find Helena in Rubens' works during that period.

Here, I want to focus on this painting "Three Sisters of Grace". As one of Rubens' most classic works in his later years, two women's faces appeared in The Three Sisters of Grace. At this time, many years have passed since his first wife died. I don't know if it's out of missing or affection. Rubens painted the face of his dead wife on the left, representing a pure girl. The goddess of love is Helena's face.

It can be seen that Rubens is a person who knows how to love and will love. His love and admiration for his wife was a rare rich personality charm in society at that time. It's only a stone that I can write the eternal famous sentence "Ten years of life and death are boundless, and if I don't think about it, I will forget it" in my later years. They must all be people with rich inner feelings, who can love and know how to love.