there are many roles that artists bring not only reflect our world but also shapes it our focus is on printers form long ago and todays artist captured the essence of the time they lived in painter express their thoughts and ideas in the works that was painted for example the artist of the 16th century peter paul rubens a highly charged composition reference erudite asects of classical and christian history we want to take a closer look at rubens art and his printmakers from 1615 to 1624 particularly two creations rubens first idea in making a print 1615 to 1617 rubens and franc snyders collaborated on a painting that franc snyders had already painted it was called the wreath of fruit in 1619 rubens obtained authority to copyright his images and hire printmakers to translate his composition into engraving the second printing plate that rubens gave authorit to make was the assumption of the virgin