Rubens - Gilles Néret

„Basic Art“ serija buvo sukurta 1985 m. ir tapo perkamiausia kada nors išleista meno knygų kolekcija. Kiekvienoje „Taschen“ leidyklos „Basic Art“ serijos knygoje pateikiama išsami chronologinė menininko gyvenimo ir kūrybos santrauka, apimanti menininko kultūrinę ir istorinę svarbą, glausta biografija ir apytiksliai 100 iliustracijų su paaiškinimais.

„Rubens“ - a painter of dramatic battles as much as erotic mythologies, Sir Peter Paul Rubens was a key figure in the 16th-century art world and a flag bearer for Baroque color, motion, and sensuality. His prolific oeuvre includes altarpieces, portraits, landscapes, historical paintings, as well as his famous, bountiful nudes. The richly illustrated survey takes in Rubens’s portraits, landscapes, and historical paintings, as well as his famed and bountiful nudes. Along the way, we examine the artist’s astonishing technique and his deft ability to depict narrative 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 long art historical legacy through Van Dyck, Vel?zquez, and beyond, and his other talents as a classical scholar, diplomat, and knight.