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Line, color, hue, balance, form and perspective were some of the key concepts covered in this week’s tutorial. Use the example of a painting by Peter Paul Rubens and discuss how one or more of this week’s key concepts are featured in the painting.
Identify the painting by title, and include citations for any material you’ve researched.
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Dear Professor and class,
In this picture created by Peter Paul Ruben, we can see a self-portrait of himself sitting next to a tree with his wife Isabella Brant giving you the sense of what is it like to be in good company. According to the Web Gallery of Art (WGA), these two “a state of happiness resulting from new love” (WGA, 2018). This painting is called “The Artist and his wife at Honeysuckle Bower” found sitting underneath a honeysuckle tree holding his wife's hand like a true treasure. They give off a relaxed and happy/calm mood displaying their affection toward each other and giving you a sense of what it is like to be in good company. You can see how the lines in this piece appears crisp and the boarders are well define without areas of smudging or fading into the surrounding scene. The hues are bright and bold, the green grass, the red dress, the yellow on her bodice as well as the yellow of his tights are all popping bits of color from this piece. These primary colors are light with energy. This picture shows balance and perspective by the flow of the picture from Ruben to his wife. Though he sits higher than her in the picture, “She, while somewhat lower in the composition, is in no way his inferior in social rank, and lovingly takes his hand, casting a calm and friendly glance at the beholder” (WGA, 2018). They both sit comfortably in this picture and close together which exclaims new love.
References:
Web Gallery of Art. (1996). The Artist and his wife at Honeysuckle Bower. Rubens, Peter Paul. Retrieved from https://www.wga.hu/html_m/r/rubens/41portra/08artist.html.
