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An examination of the work of the Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), in the context of his studio, his colleagues and the culture in which he lived. The catalogue of an exhibition opening in October 1993 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, "The Age of Rubens" contains nearly 400 illustrations, including 140 plates in colour. Introductory texts by Peter C. Sutton, Curator at the Museum of Fine Arts, concentrate on some two dozen paintings by Rubens as well as the work of his most accomplished assistants and collaborators - Anthony van Dyck, Jan Brueghel, Jacob Jordaens, Frans Synders and numerous lesser figures. Essays by various experts in the field investigate the nature of the master's atelier and the phenomenon of collaboration; the tendency of artists of the period to specialize - in figure painting, landscape, still life or a sub-genre thereof; patronage and the role of Flemish Baroque painting in the Counter Reformation in the Netherlands. Finally, this volume explores the powerful influence of the classical and humanist traditions on the art of Rubens and his circle.
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THE AGE OF RUBENS
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Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston, 1993
ISBN 10: 9061533031
ISBN 13: 9789061533030
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Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 630pp. 713 illustrations, incl. 171 color plates. Published to coincide with the 1993-1994 exhibitions in Boston and Toledo of works by Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) . No inscriptions or marks. Housed in a slip-case. Seller Inventory # MH115