An Epic Joy: A Novel, Based on the Life of Pieter Paul Rubens
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1971. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. Item #2327192
First edition. Jacket edges rubbed, jacket reverse foxed. Page ridges lightly foxed, ink name on front free endpaper redacted.
352 pp. Peter Paul Rubens, (born June 28, 1577, Siegen, Nassau, Westphalia [Germany]—died May 30, 1640, Antwerp, Spanish Netherlands [now in Belgium]), Flemish painter who was the greatest exponent of Baroque painting's dynamism, vitality, and sensuous exuberance. Though his masterpieces include portraits and landscapes, Rubens is perhaps best known for his religious and mythological compositions. As the impresario of vast decorative programs, he presided over the most famous painter's studio in Europe. His powers of invention were matched by extraordinary energy and versatility.--Britannica
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