The following paper is a critical essay regarding three pieces of art with the similar theme of nudes. The works I have chosen are "Drunk Silenus" from the artist Peter Paul Rubens, "Jupiter in the Guise of Diana Seducing the Nymph Calisto" from the artist Francois Boucher, and , "The Death of Sardanapalus" from the artist Eugene Delacroix.
The first work of art is from Peter Paul Rubens, and is titled "Drunk Silenus". This painting was done in the style of Baroque, and was painted in 1618. Rubens is known for his animated, exuberantly sensous aspects of Baroque painting. …