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One of the most versatile and influential artists of northern Europe in the 7th century, Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) had a remarkable ability to bring his paintings intensely and joyfully alive. He was a successful businessman who ran an efficient studio, and was also a classical scholar, an enthusiastic collector of art and antiquities, and a respected diplomat on intimate terms with European royalty. Contemporaries admired his extraordinary artistic versatility. His paintings include portraits, altarpieces, allegories and landscapes; he also designed tapestries, book illustrations, silverware and his own home.
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Rubens, Kristin Lohse Belkin
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- Released
- 1998
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- Title
- Rubens
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Kristin Lohse Belkin
- Publisher
- Phaidon
- Released
- 1998
- Format
- Flexi-binding
- ISBN10
- 0714834122
- ISBN13
- 9780714834122
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Art & Culture, Historical Themes, True Stories, Biographies, History, Art, Autobiographies & Memoirs, Art History & Criticism, History of Art
- Rating
- 4.1 out of 5
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- One of the most versatile and influential artists of northern Europe in the 7th century, Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) had a remarkable ability to bring his paintings intensely and joyfully alive. He was a successful businessman who ran an efficient studio, and was also a classical scholar, an enthusiastic collector of art and antiquities, and a respected diplomat on intimate terms with European royalty. Contemporaries admired his extraordinary artistic versatility. His paintings include portraits, altarpieces, allegories and landscapes; he also designed tapestries, book illustrations, silverware and his own home.