彼得•保罗•鲁本斯可以说是巴洛克时期最伟大的艺术家，他是一位多才多艺的画家和绘图师，同时也是一位重要的外交家。本书以通俗易懂的方式探讨了他的生平和作品，介绍了鲁本斯作品的方方面面，从他受命为皇室和贵族画像，到他对古代神话、圣经故事和历史事件的宏伟描绘。这本精辟的传记追溯了他在威尼斯学习的生活，在那里他接触到了提香和丁托列托的作品，在安特卫普建立了自己的工作室，并得到了玛丽•德•美第奇和菲利普四世丰厚的赞助。全页复制的鲁本斯的作品传达了他充满活力和动态的风格，以及他对色彩的娴熟运用和对人体的感性描绘。

Arguably the greatest artist of the Baroque period, Peter Paul Rubens was an accomplished painter and draughtsman, as well as a valued diplomat. This accessible examination of his life and work looks at every aspect of Rubens's oeuvre; from his commissioned portraits of royalty and the nobility to his magnificent representations of ancient myths, Biblical stories, and historical events. This incisive biography traces his life as a student in Venice, where he encountered the works of Titian and Tintoretto, the establishment of his studio in Antwerp, and the lucrative patronages of Marie de Medici and Phillip IV. Full page reproductions of Rubens's work communicate his energetic and dynamic style, along with his masterful use of color and sensuous depictions of the human body.