Hearn, Karen; Peter Paul RubensBiblio.com
Rubens and Britain
2011ref. 98354Tate Publishing. New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- 48 pp. ; 20 color illustrations. -- with a bonus offer--; Flemish artist Sir Peter Paul Rubens 1577-1640 was one of the most internationally admired painters in seventeenth-century Europe whose patrons included the rulers of France Spain Mantua and the Netherlands. In 1621 he was approached by the British court to produce paintings for the ceiling of James I's newly rebuilt Banqueting House at Whitehall Palace a prestigious space where foreign ambassadors were formally received and court masques performed. Compact accessible and beautifully illustrated this book is the perfect introduction to Rubens' links with Britain through the example of a single astonishing painting the initial sketch for the ceiling. Wholly sketched in Rubens' hand it is rich in allegorical detail unfamiliar to twenty-first-century viewers but explained succinctly in the text. Demonstrating Rubens' remarkable fluidity and freedom of invention this work also exemplifies his role as diplomatic envoy to Britain and his position as the quintessential artist of his age. . 2011. 1854379739 . Tate Publishing paperback
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