Comparisons (Page 3)

Here are two paintings  by Giovanni Baglione,  who
became Caravaggio's biographer with a vengance!
Plus 2 versions of Rubens' The Rape of Ganymede. 

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Giovanni Baglione - Heavenly and Earthly Love, 2 versions

In 1602, Cardinal Benedetto Giustiniani commissioned Giovanni
Baglione to paint Divine and Profane Love, also called Heavenly
and  Earthly  Love  (the painting on the right).  Caravaggio  had
recently finished his Amor Victorious. When Caravaggio viewed
Baglione's  painting,  he accused  Baglione of copying his style.
Baglione  responded  to this  accusation by painting the second
version (left) in which  he portrayed  Caravaggio  as the  Devil!
As both artists were  competing for  Church  commissions,  this
was a deadly insult. So began a vicious feud that lasted beyond
the  grave,  when  Baglione  became  Caravaggio's  biographer!

Sir Peter Paul Rubens - The Rape of Ganymede, 2 versions

On the left is a sketch in oils for the finished work on the right.
Ganymede is virtually the same in both versions.  You need to
view the larger graphic to see how details changed as  Rubens
developed his original design.  The eagle  (Jupiter in disguise)
licks  Ganymede with a  human-like  tongue in the sketch,  but
the final version has a phallic quiver to symbolize Ganymede's
fate.  His compensation is to become immortal as cup-bearer.

Click-a-pic for a bigger pic.