
Rubens and Britain
Karen Hearn(Author)
Tate Publishing
Published on 1. February 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
48 pages
978-1-85437-973-3 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
20 colour
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 190 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
214 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85437-973-3 (9781854379733)
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Person
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.