Title Rubens : a genius at work : the works of Peter Paul Rubens in the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium reconsidered
Publication Info Tielt : Lannoo, c2007
Location Call Number Status
 Watson Library Stacks  N6973.R9 A4 2007    REQUESTABLE
 European Paintings  N44.R9 A4 2007    DEPARTMENT USE ONLY
 Drawings and Prints  Neth Mono - R    DEPARTMENT USE ONLY
Description 303 p. : ill. ; 30 cm
Contents Preface / Michel Draguet -- Introduction. Rubens: an Intimate Look at a Genius at Work, with Surprising Results / Joostvander Auwera and Sabine Van Sprang -- Essays -- Rubens and Brussels, More Than Just Courtly Relations / Sabine Van Sprang -- Rubens and the Brussels Museum Before 1880: A Question of Equilibrium Between National Sentiment and 'Well-Meaning' Centralization / Michele Van Kalck -- Rubens and the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium after 1880: Between Manage de Raison and Raison d'Etat / Joost Vander Auwera -- Rubens and His Studio: Defining the Problem / Arnout Balis -- Rubens on the Human Figure: Theory, Practice and Metaphysics / Tine Meganck -- Catalogue -- Rubens and His Visual Sources: 'Just as the bee imbibes from several of the most beautiful flowers in order to incorporate their nectar into its own honey' / Joost Vander Auwera -- Cats 1-23 -- The Collaboration Between Peter Paul Rubens and Jan Brueghel the Elder / Christine Van Mulders -- Cats 24-29 -- Anonymous and not so Anonymous Hands in Rubens' Studio. A Footnote on the Boundaries of Connoisseurship / Joost Vander Auwera -- Cats 30-44 -- Rubens' Altarpieces in the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium / Natasja Teeters -- 'Come s'usa di fare non volendo ingannarsi': the Execution of Large Altarpieces on Canvas in Rubens' Studio / Helene Dubois -- Cats 45-74 -- Rubens as Entrepreneur: Better Suited to Very Large Works than Small Curiosities / Joost Vander Auwera and Bert Schepers -- Peter Paul Rubens and the Antwerp Jesuit Church (now the Church of St. Charles Borromeus) / Tine Meganck -- Cats 75-81 -- The Series of Tapestries Entitled The Triumph of the Eucharist / Veronique Bucken -- Cats 82-84 -- The Ceiling Paintings for Banqueting Hall / Bert Schepers -- Cats 85-88 -- The Decorations for the Pompa Introitus Ferdinandi in Antwerp (1635) / Sabine Van Sprang -- Cats 89-96 -- The Mythological Decor of the Torre de la Parada / Helene Dubois and Natasja Teeters -- Cats 97-110 -- Rubens Copied and Recycled. A Genius Multiplied / Joost Vander Auwera -- Cats 111-119 -- Biography - The Life of Peter Paul Rubens: Highlights -- Bibliography / Nathalie Verbruggen
Notes Catalog published on the occasion of the exhibition: "Rubens: a genius at work," Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels, 14 Sept. 2007-27 Jan. 2008
Also published in Dutch, with title: Rubens : een genie aan het werk : rondom de Rubenswerken in de Koninklijke Musea voor Schone Kunsten van België
"Catalogue concept, compilation & general coordination, Joost Vander Auwera, Sabine van Sprang and Inga Rossi-Schrimpf, with the assistance of Marie-Andrée Lambert"--Colophon
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-301)
Subjects Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640 -- Exhibitions
Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640 -- Criticism and interpretation
Musées royaux des beaux-arts de Belgique -- Exhibitions
Painting -- Belgium -- Brussels -- Exhibitions
Additional Authors Auwera, Joost vander.
Sprang, Sabine van.
Rossi-Schrimpf, Inga.
Lambert, Marie-Andrée.
Musées royaux des beaux-arts de Belgique.
Material Type Exhibition catalogs.
ISBN 9020972421 (hardcover)
902097243X (paperback)
9789020972436 (paperback)
9789020972429 (hardcover)
OCLC 181028628