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Peter Paul Rubens: The painter of Myth and Majesty
Universally celebrated for his rosy and concupiscent nudes, Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) was an artist whose first concern was sensuality in all its forms. This Baroque master devoted himself to a lifelong celebration of the joys and wonders of the physical realm. He felt that the human body was as lovely and natural as the many natural landscapes he painted as a young man. In a lushly illustrated text, María Varshavskaya and Xenia Yegorova explore the master at work, bringing a unique focus to Ruben’s life and work
235 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 10, 2014
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August 11, 2017
I will begin this by noting that while I enjoy and appreciate art in all its forms and have been blessed to travel to many art museums in this world, I have no formal training in art history.
The Life and Works of Peter Paul Rubens (1577 - 1640), assembled and written by Maria Varshavskaya and Xenia Yegorova is an intense, colorful, and varied publication of many of the works of Ruben throughout his lifetime. The largest collection of Rubens work is at The State Hermitage Museum in St. Peters in Moscow, but his work is in many other locations, including the Louvre, London, Germany, and even Minneapolis, as well as in churches and other historical locations throughout Belgium, where he lived most of his life.
The art of Peter Paul Rubens is vivid, intensely colorful with many details. He was known for his appreciation of the human body, but instead of in a placid view, moved throughout his paintings with an interrelation among his figures. Most of his work included battle scenes, mythology, stories from the Old Testament or of Jesus. Rubens believed "nature is in perpetual motion and always teeming with life." Three works that represent these themes to me are the cover of this book, "The Rape of the Daughters of Levcippes, 1617 - 1618", "Peter Paul Rubens and Jan Brueghal the Elder, 1617", and the famous "Descent from the Cross, 1611 - 1614." This work was commissioned for the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp. Other churches commissioned him for works in their churches throughout Belgium.
The Life and Works of Peter Paul Rubens (1577 - 1640), assembled and written by Maria Varshavskaya and Xenia Yegorova is an intense, colorful, and varied publication of many of the works of Ruben throughout his lifetime. The largest collection of Rubens work is at The State Hermitage Museum in St. Peters in Moscow, but his work is in many other locations, including the Louvre, London, Germany, and even Minneapolis, as well as in churches and other historical locations throughout Belgium, where he lived most of his life.
The art of Peter Paul Rubens is vivid, intensely colorful with many details. He was known for his appreciation of the human body, but instead of in a placid view, moved throughout his paintings with an interrelation among his figures. Most of his work included battle scenes, mythology, stories from the Old Testament or of Jesus. Rubens believed "nature is in perpetual motion and always teeming with life." Three works that represent these themes to me are the cover of this book, "The Rape of the Daughters of Levcippes, 1617 - 1618", "Peter Paul Rubens and Jan Brueghal the Elder, 1617", and the famous "Descent from the Cross, 1611 - 1614." This work was commissioned for the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp. Other churches commissioned him for works in their churches throughout Belgium.
September 22, 2020
It was good. Rubens sure left a lot of unfinished works (which were later finished by other painters).
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