Spectacular Rubens: The Triumph of the Eucharist Series
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.48 (968 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1606064304 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 112 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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Anne T. Woollett is curator of paintings at the J. About the AuthorAlejandro Vergara is senior curator of Flemish and Northern European paintings at the Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid. Paul Getty Museum and the author of Drama and Devotion, Miraculous Bouquets, and Rembrandt in Southern California.
Paul Getty Museum and the author of Drama and Devotion, Miraculous Bouquets, and Rembrandt in Southern California.. Woollett is curator of paintings at the J. Anne T. Alejandro Vergara is senior curator of Flemish and Northern European paintings at the Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid
"Epic Rubens" according to John Paul Thornton, Author. The J Paul Getty exhibition which showcased Ruben's Triumph of the Eucharist Tapestry series was a spectacular display. This thin, well-printed book documents the highly polished study of the marvelous tapestries, along with the examination and restoration of Ruben's original painti. the presentation is excellent and the pictures of the paintings and the eventual BE This is not a reading book. It is more of a catalogue of an exhibition done under the Getty Museum and the Museo del Prado in Madrid. Nevertheless, the presentation is excellent and the pictures of the paintings and the eventual tapestries are printed in bright colors and detail. It. Five Stars Dorothy J. Murphey Copy is like new. Excellent.
With the aid of the Getty Foundation’s Panel Paintings Initiative, the panels have been restored and returned to their original dimensions by the Prado, and the magnificent oil sketches can once again be placed on public view. Completed in 1626, these brilliantly detailed sketches were painted at the behest of the Infanta Isabel Clara Eugenia in preparation for a series of monumental tapestries that are now considered among the finest made in Europe in the seventeenth century. Unfortunately, additions to the wooden supports, introduced after the paintings were created, made the panels considerably larger than Rubens intended and over time caused serious dam