{"product_id":"9783836545143-rubens","title":"Rubens","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are over 1,000 catalogued works by \u003cstrong\u003eSir Peter Paul Rubens\u003c\/strong\u003e (1577–1640), the 16th-century flag bearer for Baroque drama, movement, and sensuality. This essential introduction takes in the \u003cstrong\u003emost important works from this astonishingly prolific oeuvre\u003c\/strong\u003e to explore Rubens’s influences and innovations, and his remarkable visual, and art historical, impact.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The richly illustrated survey takes in Rubens’s\u003cstrong\u003e portraits, landscapes, and historical paintings,\u003c\/strong\u003e as well as his famed and\u003cstrong\u003e bountiful nudes\u003c\/strong\u003e. Along the way, we examine the artist’s \u003cstrong\u003eastonishing technique\u003c\/strong\u003e and his \u003cstrong\u003edeft ability to depict narrative\u003c\/strong\u003e 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 \u003cstrong\u003elong art historical legacy\u003c\/strong\u003e through Van Dyck, Velázquez, and beyond, and his other talents as a classical scholar, diplomat, and knight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40691306430561,"sku":"9783836545143","price":25.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_34530175_596216f1-877e-4863-a7be-da394870a5f1.jpg?v=1747979657","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9783836545143-rubens","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}