Thread: The Art Thread
View Single Post
  #13  
Old 06-24-2012, 02:44 AM
RandRJ's Avatar
RandRJ RandRJ is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: London
Posts: 18,890
Thanks: 9,251
Thanked 629,683 Times in 18,801 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sparky 45 View Post
There are a lot of people on OCC that know more about art than I do. Maybe they could answer. The term 'reubenesque' refers to women who are shaped similarly to the gal in the last pic. When did Reubens paint and where was he from? Bonus question: When did women with an ample figure go out of style? (I think they're fabulous!)
Rubens was a Dutch/Flemish painter of the 17th century - this is the 3 graces which shows full-bodied women style. Not sure when skinny women become fashionable - for some of us they never have. If you like real women check out a couple of my threads;

https://forum.oneclickchicks.com/showthread.php?t=116279

https://forum.oneclickchicks.com/showthread.php?t=120752
Attached Thumbnails
492px-The_Three_Graces,_by_Peter_Paul_Rubens,_from_Prado_in_Google_Earth.jpg  
The Following 21 Users Say Thank You to RandRJ For This Useful Post: