Izberite vzdušje in sama soba vam prikliče odgovor — svetloba postane bolj hladna ali topla, tempo zraka se spremeni, iz teme pa izstopijo le tista dela, ki nosijo prav to čustvo. Vse ostalo se umakne v senco.
The Antwerp Roots and the Roman Shift Antwerp, 1616. The son of Antonius Goubau and Livina Cornet enters a world of established tradition. By 1629, the young painter begins his formal training under Johannes de Vargas. The path is set. He moves through the local guild, becoming a master of the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke by 1636 or 1637. But the local scene is only a prelude. After a brief appearance in Paris in 1642, the trajectory shi
fts toward Italy. He arrives in Rome in 1644, a period that defines his visual language. In the shadow of Roman ruins, he finds the Bamboccianti. This circle of Dutch and Flemish painters rejects the grandiosity of high Baroque for the grit of the everyday. They focus on the lower classes, the peasants, and the rugged landscapes of the Roman countryside. Goubau moves within this orbit, capturing the small-scale, intimate details of lif…