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The Consequences of War by  Peter Paul Rubens      "The Consequences of War" is a piece created in 1638 by Peter Paul Rubens; the painting depicts the turbulent era of the Thirty Years' War, which raged for about 20 years up to the creation of the piece. This piece depicts the "consequences of war," as suggested by the name, by highlighting the chain effect from direct combat of people with weapons to the families and innocent civilians facing hardship/darkness from the war ( The Consequences of War, 1638 by Peter Paul Rubens ) . The Thirty Years' War lasted roughly 30 years (as the name suggests) from 1618 until 1648. Nearly every state in Europe engaged in the war, though the main culprit was the Habsburg and Bourbon/Habsburg and French rivalries.      "The Consequences of War" primarily represents the hardship faced at the geographic center of the Thirty Years' War; much of the fighting throughout the duration occurred in Germany, Peter Pau...

  https://www.arthistoryproject.com/artists/hieronymus-bosch/the-last-judgement/ The Last Judgement by Hieronymus Bosch       The Last Judgement was a Northern Renaissance oil painting by Hieronymus Bosch in 1482 ( “The Last Judgement” ). The painting was completed on three panels that depict different scenes from The Last Judgement as described by religion. The left panel depicts an angelic and peaceful scene, whereas the right depicts what is commonly interpreted as hell; the middle panel shows Christ acting as the judge in the transition between heaven and hell.        Hieronymus Bosch displays religion as the prominent focal point of his pieces; this represents his heavy religious influences and entails his connection to the period leading up to The Reformation ( Selvin ) . Bosch was also known to display heavy symbolism in his work which interestingly tied to humanism; the meaning of Bosch’s paintings are heavily disputed but art histor...

Ship at Sea, Sunset by Edward Moran    "Ship at Sea, Sunset", a famous piece by the American impressionist painter Edward Moran, is a testament to his uniquely realistic marine artistic style. Born on August 19th, 1829, in England, Moran’s path led him to Maryland and Philadelphia in 1844 at the age of 15 (Smithsonian American Art Museum). Guided by his teacher, James Hamilton, he delved into the world of marine painting. His ambition and passion for art (as well as his unwavering drive to be recognized) took him to the Royal Academy of Arts in  London, before he returned to the United States and established a studio in New York City (Smithsonian American Art Museum, Schweizer, P. D., Moran, E ). It was here that Moran embarked on his most famous series of  work in 1885, a collection of 13 paintings that depicted the Marine  history of the United States (13 for the 13 colonies). This series was proudly displayed at the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago, marking a s...