Distinguish between the rubeniste and the poussiniste styles of painting
What will be an ideal response?
Essay responses should include these points:
• There had long been a debate at court over which painter—Rubens or Poussin—was the better artist.
• King Louis XIII and the duc de Richelieu had entered into a friendly wager over the matter. Louis won the tennis match that decided the wager, acquiring a large number of works by Poussin from Richelieu.
• The rubeniste approach to painting included an emphasis on color.
• Poussiniste influence (from the painter Poussin) emphasized line through drawing and the creation of form.
• Poussin's work addressed intellect, while Rubens's work addressed the senses.
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