EARLY RUBENS

In 1600, Peter Paul Rubens left his home in Antwerp to travel to Italy and study the Italian masters. Eight years later, he returned to Belgium and quickly established himself as one of the foremost painters in Western Europe. This book explores Rubens's work from 1608 until 1620 and how, acutely aware of the possibilities for commercial success, he rose to fame by establishing a brand and pro moting himself. He created multiple versions of paintings with subjects that had proven to be successful, used similar subject matte r of fam...[Read more]