Copies of Famous Paintings

It is a well known fact that Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) was very influenced by Michelangelo (1475-1564) since his trip to Italy in his youth. It helped define his style of very muscular figures, but on the average, Rubens was a little better with body proportions, and his paintings of women are a lot softer and curvy, if not a little fat, in comparison to the big muscled and hard looking bodies of Michelangelo's women. Both were geniuses of course, and it was much easier for Rubens to learn studying paintings of masters like Michelangelo whereas Michelangelo pretty much didn't have anyone before him painting muscular bodies for him to study. Rubens study of 'The Creation of Adam' originally by Michelangelo, is great for us to see the similarities and differences of these two masters. The even more muscular body of God and the fiercer look in his eyes in Rubens copy is a nice detail to notice. So here it is, the original and the copy respectively.