Rubens is a titan of Western art. The task of restoring his paintings is equally gigantic
In the case of a massive Peter Paul Rubens masterpiece in the artist's Belgian hometown, the studio had to be taken to the painting. In the largest room of Antwerp's Royal Fine Arts Museum, the ...
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Art: Would Rubens Paint a Bird?
Amidst a buzz of rumors, the Cleveland Museum of Art paid an estimated $550,000 in 1959 for Rubens’ Diana and Her Nymphs Departing for the Chase. Last week Oil Billionaire Jean Paul Getty said ...
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This Rubens Painting Vanished During World War II. Now, It's Returning Home to a Castle in Germany
Today, all that survives are 22 of Rubens’ studies, according to the Art Newspaper’s Hili Perlson. For many years, five of those studies were housed at Friedenstein Castle.
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Rubens is a titan of Western art. The task of restoring his paintings is equally gigantic
ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — When an iconic painting is in need of restoration, it is usually taken to a studio to be worked on in seclusion. In the case of a massive Peter Paul Rubens masterpiece in ...