{"product_id":"rubens-9783836545143","title":"Rubens","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere are over 1,000 catalogued works by \u003cstrong\u003eSir Peter Paul Rubens\u003c\/strong\u003e (1577-1640), the 16th-century flag bearer for Baroque drama, movement, and sensuality. This essential introduction takes in the \u003cstrong\u003emost important works from this astonishingly prolific oeuvre\u003c\/strong\u003e to explore Rubens's influences and innovations, and his remarkable visual, and art historical, impact.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The richly illustrated survey takes in Rubens's\u003cstrong\u003e portraits, landscapes, and historical paintings, \u003c\/strong\u003e as well as his famed and\u003cstrong\u003e bountiful nudes\u003c\/strong\u003e. Along the way, we examine the artist's \u003cstrong\u003eastonishing technique\u003c\/strong\u003e and his \u003cstrong\u003edeft ability to depict narrative\u003c\/strong\u003e in a compelling and legible visual form, whether an erotic mythological scene or a tender biblical story. This remarkable artistic bravura is placed in context both within Rubens's \u003cstrong\u003elong art historical legacy\u003c\/strong\u003e through Van Dyck, Velázquez, and beyond, and his other talents as a classical scholar, diplomat, and knight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNéret, Gilles:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Gilles Néret (1933-2005) was an art historian, journalist, writer, and museum correspondent. He organized several art retrospectives in Japan and founded the SEIBU Museum and the Wildenstein Gallery in Tokyo. He directed art reviews such as L'OEil and Connaissance des Arts and received the Élie Faure Prize in 1981 for his publications. His TASCHEN titles include Salvador Dalí The Paintings, Matisse, and Erotica Universalis.","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726750126354,"sku":"9783836545143","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_33260c04-71ae-4c46-a997-943f80c6fb74.jpg?v=1734882559","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/rubens-9783836545143","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}