Peter Paul Rubens' gifts as an artist were as comprehensive as they were supreme. A prolific painter of illimitable resource and invention, he was a master of intellect and emotion, figure and form, color and sweep. In all his artistic endeavors, he proved himself the true heir of Renaissance art of both the North and the South, inspired by — and assimilating — the best of both. Yet he was very much a man of his time and in retrospect the most powerful, exuberant, and sensuous exponent of the Baroque style in painting. His extraordinary drawings reflect all of these qualities but color, and in them the viewer can clearly perceive — and enjoy at leisure — the awesome range of Rubens' genius. In this superb collection of 44 of his choicest drawings are deeply probing portraits and powerful religious and mythical scenes. His self-portrait, full of opulent and flowing forms, reaches out to us with a startling, penetrating gaze. His individual portraits of a young girl and of George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, reveal in both instances a touching sensitivity mixed with aristocratic self-possession. Here, too, are two scenes of poignant tenderness suspended in a majestic flow of movement: one depicting the entombment of Christ; the other, Venus lamenting Adonis. The exciting "The Death of Hippolytus" and "A Battle of Greeks and Amazons" reveal Rubens' total command of complex patterns of action and movement. These and over three dozen other works offer limitless pleasure and stimulation to all who prize and wish to study the art of drawing at its most inspired. Meticulously reproduced on fine-quality paper, and offered at a very reasonable price, this beautiful book belongs with others in your collection, reflecting the greatest achievements in Western art.

Rubens Drawings: 44 Plates (Dover Fine Art, History of Art)

Arts & Photography

Rubens, Peter Paul

Individual Artists

Dover Publications

The Letters of Peter Paul Rubens

Biographies & Memoirs

Memoirs

Harvard University Press

Rubens: Drawings and sketches : catalogue of an exhibition at the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, 1977

Published for the Trustees of

Rubens: 108 reproductions (Giant art paperbacks)

ROBERTS, Keith

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

Phaidon

Book by Rubens, Peter Paul, Magurn, Ruth Saunders

History & Criticism

Northwestern Univ Pr

Rubens: Selected Drawings

Rizzoli Intl Pubns

Pierre-Paul Rubens Documents And Lettres (1877) (French Edition)

Literature & Fiction

Ruelens, Charles

Literary

Kessinger Publishing, LLC

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Die Meisterbilder Von Rubens (German Edition)

Nabu Press

Correspondance De Rubens Et Documents Épistolaires Concernant Sa Vie Et Ses Œuvres, Volume 2 (French Edition)

Correspondance De Rubens Et Documents Épistolaires Concernant Sa Vie Et Ses Œuvres, Volume 3 (French Edition)

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