Rubens and His Age
dal 30/9/2002 al 16/2/2003
Segnalato da
30/9/2002
Rubens and His Age
Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao
The State Hermitage holds one of the finest collections of Flemish Baroque art anywhere in the world and has done much significant work on the presentation of Rubens and his contemporaries. This exhibition provides a unique opportunity to enjoy one of the most important selections of 17th century Flemish paintings and drawings from an extraordinary museum.
Rubens and His Age.
Treasures from the Hermitage Museum
The State Hermitage holds one of the finest collections of Flemish Baroque art anywhere in the world and has done much significant work on the
presentation of Rubens and his contemporaries.
This exhibition provides a unique opportunity to enjoy one of the most important selections of 17th century
Flemish paintings and drawings from an extraordinary museum.
Ranked today as one of Europe's greatest painters, Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) was a
great artist and humanist and the foremost figure in the Flemish art world of the 17th century. Rubens' remarkable versatility as an artist will be fully
underscored by Rubens and His Age. Treasures from the Hermitage Museum.
The exhibition provides hunting, historical and biblical scenes, still-life pieces, portraits of historical personalities painted by Rubens and his disciples as
well as jewelry, cameos, armor, ivory engravings, bronze sculptures, crystal ware, enamels, and tapestry.
Guggenheim Museum
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