Notable Acquisitions 1981-1982
by Philippe de Montebello /
2013 / English / PDF
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The cover of this year's "Notable Acquisitions" celebrates the work of Peter Paul Rubens, one of those rare figures in the history of art who completely dominate their age. In his oeuvre, "Rubens molded life with the clay of optimism and reproduced its fundamental rhythms in pictures of sheer brilliance, in which the whole process of his inventive genius, his exuberance, and love of life are transmitted in the brushwork its daring, variety, and verve equal that of his subjects, creating a synthetic unity that is the triumph of Northern Baroque painting If Rubens's love of life can be seen even in the most somber historical and religious subjects, how much more clearly is it expressed in the numerous paintings of his alluring young wife, Helena These paintings exude uncommon warmth and richness they are Rubens's most intimate creations, unabashed manifestations of the tenderness, joy, and serenity that marked the last years of his life."
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