Rubens\'s Spirit
Rubens\'s Spirit Peter Paul Rubens was the most inventive and prolific northern European artist of his age. It argues that Rubens and his reception were pivotal in the transformation of early modern…
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Rubens\'s Spirit
Peter Paul Rubens was the most inventive and prolific northern European artist of his age. It argues that Rubens and his reception were pivotal in the transformation of early modern ingenuity into Romantic genius. This book discusses his life and work in relation to three interrelated themes: spirit, ingenuity, and genius.
Alexander Marr looks at Rubens's forays into altarpiece painting in Italy as well as his collaborations with fellow artists in his hometown of Antwerp, and his complex relationship with the spirit of pleasure. Ranging across the artist's entire career, it explores Rubens's engagement with these themes in his art and life. It concludes with his late landscapes in connection to genius loci, the spirit of the