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Rubens - Painter of Sketches (Paperback)
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Rubens - Painter of Sketches (Paperback)
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Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) is the most important painter of
sketches in the history of European art. His Italian and Flemish
predecessors had for the most part prepared their paintings by
using drawings. Rubens transformed this process by systematically
making sketches in colour, with oil paint, and nearly always on
panel supports. Rubens's oil sketches were essentially a new form
of painting. They brought together the design and colour stages of
preliminary work. Because their purpose was to advance another work
of art, oil sketches demanded less effort and time than the final
products, and this translated into a less polished finish and
smaller size. Rubens's sketches invite us to indulge in his art.
They are powerful, vivid renditions of a variety of themes, from
ancient history and mythology to religion, still life and
portraits. They combine seriousness of purpose and a zest for life,
transmitted through a masterly lightness of touch. Their small size
and appearance of incompleteness draw us in and entice us to look
closely. Their sheer quality is a great source of pleasure and
learning. This catalogue presents detailed studies and superb
illustrations of eighty-two of Rubens's most eloquent oil sketches,
and two essays explaining the historical context from which they
emerged, their salient features and how they were viewed by
contemporaries.
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