Peter Paul Rubens, Prince of Baroque Painters

1)Where did Peter Paul Rubens grow up?
Germany.
2) Which social or political events shaped Rubens' childhood most?
3) What was Rubens' first job away from home?
Scribe.
4)What style of painting did Rubens follow?
Baroque.
5)Which Renaissance artist did Rubens like best?
Titian.
6) 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?
Paintings.
8)To whom did Rubens originally leave his artwork?
Any of his children who were artists or who married one.

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!