Exquises esquisses

Exquises esquisses

ES706375
Published on the occasion of the exhibition Exquises Esquisses at the musée Magnin, Dijon from 18 November 2017 to 18 March 2018.
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Characteristics

Number of pages
128
Dimensions
22,4 × 29 × 1,1 cm
Art movement
18th century
Number of illustrations
95
Artist
Petrus Paulus Rubens (1577-1640)
Reference
ES706375
EAN
9782711863754
Size of the book
Paperback without flap
Publication date
Novembre 2017
Diffusor
EDITIONS FLAMMARION
Distributor
EDITIONS FLAMMARION
Conservation museum
Dijon - Musée Magnin

The work and its artist

Petrus Paulus Rubens (1577-1640)

Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) was born in Westphalia to settle in Cologne where his family of Antwerp origin fled religious persecutions. He was taught painting from the age of 13 years. In 1598, he joined the country at the forefront of the fine arts: Italy. Conquered by the splendors of the Renaissance, he reconciles his various sources of inspiration in a style that represents the apogee of European Baroque. Until 1608, he will be in the service of the Duke de Mantoue while immersing himself among the great before eventually returning to Antwerp. He makes beautiful paintings such as "The Adoration of the Magi". But the most famous representative of the Flemish Baroque continues to travel across Europe for diplomacy missions, always producing masterpieces such as the "Judgment of Paris" or the "Three Graces".