Rubens and Britain /anglais - Couverture souple

Hearn, Karen

9781854379733: Rubens and Britain /anglais

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1854379739 ISBN 13 : 9781854379733

Editeur : Tate Publishing, 2011

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Pr�sentation de l'�diteur :

Flemish artist Sir Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) was one of the most internationally admired painters in seventeenth-century Europe, whose patrons included the rulers of France, Spain, Mantua and the Netherlands. In 1621 he was approached by the British court to produce paintings for the ceiling of James I's newly rebuilt Banqueting House at Whitehall Palace, a prestigious space where foreign ambassadors were formally received and court masques performed. Compact, accessible and beautifully illustrated, this book is the perfect introduction to Rubens' links with Britain through the example of a single astonishing painting, the initial sketch for the ceiling. Wholly sketched in Rubens' hand, it is rich in allegorical detail unfamiliar to twenty-first-century viewers but explained succinctly in the text. Demonstrating Rubens' remarkable fluidity and freedom of invention, this work also exemplifies his role as diplomatic envoy to Britain and his position as the quintessential artist of his age.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Karen Hearn is the Curator of 16th and 17th Century British Art at Tate Britain and the curator and editor of Van Dyck and Britain.

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