Rubens

Summary

Over the past four years the Royal Fine Arts Museums of Belgium have undertaken a huge research project. Taking as a starting point the unique collection of fifty or so works of art the Royal Fine Arts Museums of Belgium have in their possession, three researchers have looked closely at Rubens' oeuvre - from both an historical and a material angle - with the help of the most up-to-date technologies. The collection includes signed pieces and pieces produced in Rubens' atelier as well as a series of paintings that the Antwerp master executed in collaboration with famous fellow painters such as Jan Brueghel the Elder, Anthony van Dyck and Cornelis de Vos. The works included consist of oil sketches, peinture de cabinet and alterpieces, and illustrate the extraordinary quality of Rubens' most productive period, a period in which he developed into both creative genius and entrepreneur. In addition, an extensive study of the humanist painter's artistic theories that led to the development of his paintings is also worked out.

Preface	p. 4
Rubens: an Intimate Look at a Genius at Work, with Surprising Results	p. 8
Essays
Rubens and Brussels, More Than Just Courtly Relations	p. 12
Rubens and the Brussels Museum Before 1880: A Question of Equilibrium Between National Sentiment and 'Well-Meaning' Centralization	p. 18
Rubens and the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium after 1880: Between Manage de Raison and Raison d'Etat	p. 24
Rubens and His Studio: Defining the Problem	p. 30
Rubens on the Human Figure: Theory, Practice and Metaphysics	p. 52
Catalogue
Rubens and His Visual Sources: 'Just as the bee imbibes from several of the most beautiful flowers in order to incorporate their nectar into its own honey'	p. 66
Cats 1-23
The Collaboration Between Peter Paul Rubens and Jan Brueghel the Elder	p. 107
Cats 24-29
Anonymous and not so Anonymous Hands in Rubens' Studio. A Footnote on the Boundaries of Connoisseurship	p. 125
Cats 30-44
Rubens' Altarpieces in the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium	p. 157
'Come s'usa di fare non volendo ingannarsi': the Execution of Large Altarpieces on Canvas in Rubens' Studio	p. 160
Cats 45-74
Rubens as Entrepreneur: Better Suited to Very Large Works than Small Curiosities	p. 213
Peter Paul Rubens and the Antwerp Jesuit Church (now the Church of St. Charles Borromeus)	p. 215
Cats 75-81
The Series of Tapestries Entitled The Triumph of the Eucharist	p. 224
Cats 82-84
The Ceiling Paintings for Banqueting Hall	p. 230
Cats 85-88
The Decorations for the Pompa Introitus Ferdinandi in Antwerp (1635)	p. 239
Cats 89-96
The Mythological Decor of the Torre de la Parada	p. 250
Cats 97-110
Rubens Copied and Recycled. A Genius Multiplied	p. 264
Cats 111-119
Biography - The Life of Peter Paul Rubens: Highlights	p. 284
Bibliography	p. 287
Photographic Credits	p. 302
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