Drawn by the Brush : Oil Sketches by Peter Paul Rubens [ART HISTORY]

Greenwich, CT: Bruce Museum/Yale University Press. New. 2004. Paperback. 0300106262 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - 272 pp IMPORTANT: Interior text is clean, tight, and Unmarked Pages are intact and tight to the spine. -- Marvelous Exhibition on the artist Peter Paul Rubens held at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Connecticut in 2004 --"Drawn by the Brush: Oil Sketches by Peter Paul Rubens is the first exhibition in the United States to present a comprehensive survey of Rubens's oil sketches. Painted in preparation for other, larger works, including tapestries, altarpieces, engravings, sculptures, and ceiling paintings, these small, engaging sketches were completed entirely by the artist's own hand; they are thus a direct record of the artist's creative process, an intimate glimpse of the original spark of inspiration. Rubens (1577-1640) was a man of broad talents and interests; he was immensely successful as a diplomat, entrepreneur, and artist in service to powerful patrons across Europe. Drawn by the Brush provides today's viewers with a window into the fertile imagination of this master, revealing his artistic passion, spontaneity, and spirit of invention." From the Bruce Museum of Arts and Science -- with a bonus offer--; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall .