Peter Paul Rubens Baroque Saint Paintings Part 1

 Peter Paul Rubens Baroque Saint Paintings Part 1

Now, onto Peter Paul Rubens' saint paintings. You may be wondering or not, who is St. Catherine getting betrothed to. Entering a monastery was like a wedding. However, you married God instead of a man of flesh and blood. Here the saints are coming to see St. Catherine getting  Betrothed  to God. Even, the Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus came to see her. She is the maiden kneeling before baby Jesus. In any case, this lovely sketch deserves 5 stars rating.

In this painting, we see Saint James. He has the Shepard staff and the Bible. Both are his icons. He seems like he is about to speak. Eh, simple enough. 5 stars.

St. Jerome is always painted in a meditating pose. It seems that lions and cherubs where always hanging out in his hermitage. He is barefooted to show his humility. His red cloak is similar to those worn by Greek philosophers. On the table we see an hourglass. He is meditating on the end of time. The open book and pencil show that he will write down whatever he concludes. In any case, this lovely saintly painting deserves 5 stars rating.

By now, I hope that you are already familiar with St. Sebastian  His martyrdom was not pretty. Only divine intervention would have allowed for him to survive this Roman torture. In any case, this lovely painting saintly by Peter Paul Rubens deserves 5 stars rating.

In this painting, several angels have come to St. Sebastian's aid. They are taking out the arrows and undoing his binds. Next to him, they brought his armor. For Rubens' purposes, the armor was a knight's armor. In any case, this lovely painting deserves 5 stars rating.

The original of this painting has yet to be discovered  In any case, St. Walburga was an infamous nun who traveled with her sisters and her brother to Evangelize the Pagan Germans. On her way to Germany a terrible storm fell. She prayed to God to Quell the storm and he answered her prayer. This is the moment when St. Waburga performed her miracle. You got to admit that this is one pretty cool painting. The waves are really cool. 5 stars rating for Peter Paul Rubens.

We are all familiar with Stigmata. In any case, I find it pretty interesting how St. Francis helper cannot look directly at the Angel. However, since St. Francis is the chosen one, he can look directly at the angel's splendor. The skulls are there for contemplation purposes. In any case, Peter Paul Rubens gets 5 stars rating for this lovely Baroque painting.

In this painting, St. Augustine has just discovered a curious little boy by the Sea. He was playing with shells by the sea. I think that is baby Jesus. He is about to pick up the lord. Meanwhile, a cherub is holding his stick, hat and incense. Truly, this lovely painting deserves 5 stars rating.

It is very unusual to paint, St. Cecilia playing the piano. She is usually shows with a cello. Its pretty neat how her eyes really do look blind. The cherubs and the doggie do make a lovely decoration. 5 stars.

Here is an interesting gathering of Saints. As it is to be expected of Rubens, he made the female saint the centerpiece of this painting. Her blonde hair and crown looks really pretty. The cherubs crowning of this saint makes for a lovely detail. 5 stars.

Here is another Stigmata painting. In this version, we can see better the wounds of the saint. Also, on the left we can see the crucified Jesus being carried by angel wings. Pretty weird vision. 5 stars for Peter Paul Rubens.

 The true scene is happening in the center. On the side, we see the patrons who contributed to the church. Since they donated a lot, they got included in this miracle scene. As we all see, the Saint lady is receiving a priest's cloak. Truly, Peter Paul Rubens deserves 5 stars rating.

This is one extremely pretty Saints painting. I like how the Saint is being crowned by the Virgin Mary. Around both maidens, there are other ladies. Over then, there are little cherubs bringing more flower crowns. The background is kinda like those niches where you place statues. In any case, Peter Paul Rubens deserves 5 stars rating for this pretty painting.

Well, here we see St. Francis taking his last communion. He is so weak that all the other monks must support him. Its a very emotional scene. Then again, watching someone die is never pretty, even if that person is a saint. In any case, Peter Paul Rubens gets another 5 stars.

This saint did not have a pretty death. Its not everyday an angry mob tears you limb from limb. It pretty gory how one of the guys is about to feed the Saint's tongue to a dog. Then again, part of the vogue of Catholicism is martyrdom. You know, dying for your religion. It gave more legitimacy one's religion. While they are slaying the Saint, a Legion of angels arrived to slay the evil doers. In any case, this lovely painting deserves 5 stars rating.

Now, here is a saint that the whole Widows and Orphans thing to heart. In the old days, they represented the poorest of the poor. They where the ones who had no one to turn to. Even today, the widows and the orphans are still oppressed. One has salvation guaranteed if one takes care of Widows and Orphans. Almost all the prophets that have gone by stood up for the Widows and the Orphans. So, there you have it. This one and only good lawyer deserves 5 stars rating. I hope that you like this lovely Peter Paul Rubens blog.