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Rubens

Series: Basic Art
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Rubens by Gilles Néret offers an essential introduction to the works of Sir Peter Paul Rubens, the 16th-century master of Baroque art. The richly illustrated book explores over 1,000 catalogued works, including portraits, landscapes, historical paintings, and his renowned nudes. It highlights Rubens's innovative techniques and ability to narrate stories visually, spanning erotic mythology to tender biblical scenes. The book also situates his artistic legacy within art history, tracing influence through figures like Van Dyck and Velázquez, while recognising his roles as a scholar, diplomat, and knight.
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Format: Hardback
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This book is ideal for enthusiasts of art history and Baroque painting, students studying classical art, and readers interested in the life and work of one of history's greatest painters.

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A painter of dramatic battles as much as erotic mythologies, Sir Peter Paul Rubens was a key figure in the 16th-century art world and a flag bearer for Baroque color, motion, and sensuality. His prolific oeuvre includes altarpieces, portraits, landscapes, historical paintings, as well as his famous, bountiful nudes.

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There are over 1,000 catalogued works by Sir Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), the 16th-century flag bearer for Baroque drama, movement, and sensuality. This essential introduction takes in the most important works from this astonishingly prolific oeuvre to explore Rubens's influences and innovations, and his remarkable visual and art historical impact.

The richly illustrated survey includes Rubens's portraits, landscapes, and historical paintings, as well as his famed and bountiful nudes. Along the way, we examine the artist's astonishing technique and his deft ability to depict narrative in a compelling and legible visual form, whether an erotic mythological scene or a tender biblical story.

This remarkable artistic bravura is placed in context both within Rubens's long art historical legacy through Van Dyck, Velázquez, and beyond, and his other talents as a classical scholar, diplomat, and knight.

Series: Basic Art

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9783836545143

Publisher: Taschen GmbH

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 02 October 2017

Country: Germany

Imprint: Taschen GmbH

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 210.0mm

Height: 260.0mm

Weight: 558g

Pages: 96

About the Author

Gilles Néret (1933–2005) was an art historian, journalist, writer, and museum correspondent. He organized several art retrospectives in Japan and founded the SEIBU Museum and the Wildenstein Gallery in Tokyo. He directed art reviews such as L'Œil and Connaissance des Arts and received the Élie Faure Prize in 1981 for his publications. His TASCHEN titles include Salvador Dalí: The Paintings, Matisse, and Erotica Universalis.

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