In general, is associated with the catholic counter-reformation.

Explanationbaroque art

Caravaggio

Hélène Fourment

genre

skull

van Dyck

Jan Steen

These large-scale paintings were completed on time because of the skilled painting of Rubens’ many assistants.

When he created the painting, Rembrandt was under considerable financial stress. He may have been feeling his mortality and may have wanted to point out the contrast between the great Aristotle and the blind poet, Homer, to show that artists follow their calling regardless of their circumstances. Also, the somber tone of the painting may have reflected the sorrow and loss he had experienced in his life.: