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1. Peter Paul Rubens

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   The Master of Mythology and Grand Spectacle
   Rubens’s mythological and historical paintings are characterized by their overwhelming vitality, fleshy figures, and sense of dramatic immediacy. He treated classical narrative not as historical record but as a conduit for expressing contemporary political anxieties and personal philosophical concerns, often utilizing the physical exhaustion of mythological …