Rubens

by Bechard-Leaute, Anne; Belkin, Kristin Lohse

• ISBN13: 9780714834122
• ISBN10: 0714834122
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-10-22
• Publisher: Phaidon Press

Summary

One of the most versatile and influential artists of northern Europe in theth century, Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) had a remarkable ability to bringis paintings intensely and joyfully alive. He was a successful businessmanho ran an efficient studio, and was also a classical scholar, annthusiastic collector of art and antiquities, and a respected diplomat onntimate terms with European royalty. Contemporaries admired hisxtraordinary artistic versatility. His paintings include portraits,ltarpieces, allegories and landscapes; he also designed tapestries, bookllustrations, silverware and his own home.;In this study, Kristin Lohseelkin shows that there is more to Rubens than the Rubenesque nude. Shexplores his techniques and workshop practices, the role of women in his lifend art, and his engagement with contemporary issues of Church and state. Shenravels the allegorical and iconographic content of key works, situatinghem within their original settings. Drawing on his extensive correspondence,he traces his involvement in the events of his time.

Author Biography

Kristin Lohse Belkin has contributed to the Corpus Rubinianum Ludwig Burchard, a multi-volume catalogue of Rubens' complete works, and has written and lectured widely on Rubens and Flemish and German art.

Table of Contents

Introduction	4	(5)
1 Breaking and Making A Young Artist in Turbulent Times	9	(30)
2 The Path to Rome Italy 1600-1602	39	(28)
3 Missions and Commissions Italy and Spain 1602-1608	67	(26)
4 Robust Images for a Robust Faith Return to Antwerp	93	(44)
5 The House of Fame Most Eminent Painter of Antwerp	137	(34)
6 Grand Allegories The Medici Cycle	171	(26)
7 Ambassador of Peace Madrid and London 1628-1630	197	(32)
8 Back at Home Private Happiness and Public Triumph	229	(38)
9 Love and War Late Mythologies, Allegories and Altarpieces	267	(34)
10 At Home with Nature Late Landscapes and Genre Paintings	301	(20)
Epilogue	321	(9)
Glossary	330	(2)
Brief Biographies	332	(4)
Key Dates	336	(5)
Map	341	(1)
Further Reading	342	(3)
Index	345	(5)
Acknowledgements	350