2007-02-26 18:03:16 · 4 answers · asked by Notmebaby 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
Paul Rubens painted in that style, and it became known as Rubenesque.
2007-02-26 18:09:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well it wasn't so much a style -- you are probably referring to paintings by Peter Paul Rubens and that style was his personal preference. He had a huge studio which was well staffed and was really the first production-line, where he would design the paintings and lay them out, have assistants do the basic work, and then come back and finish -- thus, he was very prolific and it might seem like many artists painted this way.
Of course it is also the case that heavier women were considered more beautiful in general in those days, not obese but plump. This because what is considered most beautiful in any society if that which is most difficult to obtain. In those days plumpness was a sign of wealth.
2007-02-27 02:15:59 · answer #2 · answered by peapod fontaine 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rubenesque, refers to the art of Peter Paul Rubens
2007-02-27 02:14:00 · answer #3 · answered by flipdout2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The style was also used by Botecelli but is generally known as reubenesque, after Paul Reubens
2007-02-27 02:12:07 · answer #4 · answered by shreveport_master 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋