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Universally celebrated for his rosy and concupiscent nudes, Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) was an artist whose first concern was sensuality in all its forms. This Baroque master devoted himself to a lifelong celebration of the joys and wonders of the physical realm. He felt that the human body was as lovely and natural as the many natural landscapes he painted as a young man. In a lushly illustrated text, María Varshavskaya and Xenia Yegorova explore the master at work, bringing a unique focus to Ruben’s life and work
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The most popular painter of his day, yet an artist whose reputation has fluctuated among art scholars and critics of the succeeding centuries, Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) is chiefly remembered today for his large canvases of sensual gardens, religious scenes, and voluptuous "Rubenesque" women. In Oppenheimer's account of his life, Rubens emerges not only as a talented painter but also as an intellectual with a unique conception of beauty that proved very influential and ahead of his time. Oppenheimer explores Rubens' ideas as he tells the story of his life, which included years as a diplomat, and illuminates his response to the humanism of the Renaissance in which he lived.
This book is about the Dominican church in Antwerp (today St Paul’s). It is structured around three works of art, made or procured by Peter Paul Rubens: the Fifteen Mysteries of the Rosary cycle (in situ), Caravaggio’s Rosary Madonna (Vienna) and the Wrath of Christ high altarpiece (Lyon). Within the artist’s lifetime, the church and monastery were completely rebuilt, creating one of the most spectacular sacred spaces in Northern Europe. In this richly illustrated book, Adam Sammut reconceptualises early modern churches as theatres of political economy, advancing an original approach to cultural production in a time of war. Using methodologies at the cutting edge of the humanities, the place of St Paul’s is restored to the crux of Antwerp’s commercial, civic and religious life.
Presents a catalog that surveys the Dutch paintings found in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Mondialement célèbre pour ses nus sensuels, aux formes généreuses, Pierre Paul Rubens (1577-1640), était un artiste dont la préoccupation première était la sensualité. Ce maître baroque, célébrera toute sa vie les plaisirs et l’émerveillement que procure le corps. Il estimait que le corps humain était tout aussi naturel que les nombreux paysages qu’il peignait lorsqu’il était jeune. Dans ce texte brillamment illustré, María Varshavskaya et Xenia Yegorova observent le maître au travail, mettant l’accent de manière unique sur la vie et l’œuvre de Rubens.
La obra de Rubens irradia energía y manifiesta una percepción vertiginosa de los placeres de la vida. Sus colores brillantes e inagotable imaginación glorifican el mundo en todo su esplendor. Rubens ejerció una fuerte influencia en posteriores pintores: sus idilios heroicos se reflejan en las escenas caballerosas de Antoine Watteau y las escenas de caza en la obra de Eugène Delacroix, mientras que sus pinturas encomiásticas de la belleza opulenta de la figura femenina evocan inmediatamente los desnudos de Auguste Renoir.