Peter Paul Rubens Three Amassing Baroque Paintings

 Peter Paul Rubens Four Amassing Baroque Paintings

Frankly, I could not find a Category for these three paintings. They are the best example of dynamic baroque. The first painting is called the Lion Hunt. Here we see European knights hunting with a black slave. One of the slaves fell and got bitten by a lion. The horses look completely wild. As for the hunters, they are calmed and focused. For the most part, hunting is a manly game. It was also a favorite rich guy hobby. Here we see strong me hunting a dangerous game. The stormy sky adds to the effect. Rubens knew how to paint Lions because many traders exported these exotic beast to Europe. Rubens was a well connected diplomat. Thus, he got to see the court's zoo whenever he visited. In any case, this cool looking painting deserves 5 stars rating.

This next painting follows a similar format. This time, the game are a Hippopotamus and Crocodile. The hunting dogs where a nice detail. The crocodile looks quite realistic. They got the size just about right. The scenery is actually Egypt. It was in this place where you could find both beast. The guys hunting them are Arabs. They are using fancy spears to impale the beast. I like the random dead guy that showed up in both paintings. It shows you that hunting is a dangerous game. The guys in the floor kinda resemble slaves. They lure and weaken the animals to give a chance to their masters. The sword used by the scared old guy is actually Persian. I think that is everything worth mentioning about this awesome painting. Truly, Peter Paul Rubens deserves 5 stars rating.

The last painting shows both the Arabs and the Europeans working together. On the right, we see the Europeans. One the left, we see the Persians. Both are divided by the blue horse. It is pretty neat how that guy got mauled by a tiger. The articulations on that beast are just right. The dead thing in this image is a dead Leopard. It alludes to the result of this hunt. Putting all three paintings together, it seems that the hunt can only go well for the humans when both civilizations set aside their differences. When working together for a common goal they can achieve great things. This is show in the right, when the two European hunters goes to aid the Persian guy. On the floor, a strongman is keeping a Lion from eating his pal. In a sense, this guy alludes to Hercules, who slew a lion all by himself. Also, this strong man is looking at the viewer, It seems we two are part of this lion hunt. I like how there is harmony even among all this chaos. Truly, this last hunting painting deserves 5 stars rating.