Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640)
dal 15/1/2005 al 3/4/2005
Segnalato da
15/1/2005
Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640)
Metropolitan Museum of Art - MET, New York
The exhibition brings together 115 of his finest and most representative drawings from European and American public and private collections. On view are more than 30 sheets, many of them intimate portraits of Rubens’s immediate family and friends, the show spans Rubens’s entire career
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Exhibition Hall, 2nd floor
This exhibition, the first major retrospective in the U.S. devoted to the drawings of the great Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens, brings together 115 of his finest and most representative drawings from European and American public and private collections. On view are more than 30 sheets, many of them intimate portraits of Rubens’s immediate family and friends, from the world-renowned collection of the Albertina in Vienna. The exhibition spans Rubens’s entire career, demonstrating the full range of drawing techniques he exploited in engaging biblical scenes, elegant portraits of noblemen and women, poignant animal studies, landscapes, copies after antique sculpture, and anatomical studies. Several sheets by earlier artists, retouched by Rubens, offer additional insight into his creative process.
Beginning January 31, visitors will have the unique opportunity to view "Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640): The Drawings" on selected Mondays when the Museum is closed to the public.
The exhibition was organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and the Albertina, Vienna.
The exhibition catalogue is made possible by The Drue E. Heinz Fund.
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Exhibition Hall, 2nd floor
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10028-0198