Discuss the collaboration between Peter Paul Rubens and Frans Snyders in Prometheus Bound. What does the painting reveal about Rubens' workshop practices?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Rubens accepted commissions from all over Europe and employed dozens of assistants as specialists in the painting of portraits, landscapes, fruits, and flowers.
2. Rubens brought in Frans Snyders, a specialist in painting animals and flowers, to paint the eagle who devours the liver of the mythical hero.
3. The dramatic lighting, dynamic composition, energetic brushwork was typical of Rubens' style.
4. Snyders' tight, detailed technique sets up a telling representational contrast between the massive predator and its writhing, muscular victim.
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