ris selection of what is most beautiful.5 Another example of Rubens Art is the Adoration of the Magi painted in 1634. this painting shows Rubens forming a total illusion, almost like a stage setting, It shows amazing contrast between the light and the shadows putting great emphasis on the Christ child and the Magi presenting their gifts. Rubens uses bright re and gold colors to portray the royalty and importance of Christs true nature. Rubens follows many of the baroque characteristics such as movement, business, and filling up the whole painting.6 Rubens characterized the baroque period with his art and gave the society art full of action and intrigue. Much of the changing styles in art and music during the baroque period can be contributed to George Frideric Handel and Peter Paul Rubens along with many other popular composers and artists. The work that these two men contributed forever shaped the way we look at music and art. Without the work of Handel, we may never have the experience of an opera, and without Rubens we may never have the opportunity to see the wonderful art produced from the baroque period. Each man had his contribution to the world, whether it be in the form of a painting, a drawing, or a piece of music, and without these contributions, the world would have missed out on the phenomenal talents shared with us from the baroque period....
