Rubens unveiled
Subtitle: notes on the master's painting technique : catalogue of the Rubens paintings in the Antwerp Museum
By: Nico van Hout ; with contributions from Arnout Balis
Contributors: Hout, Nico van; Balis, Arnout; Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640
Publisher: Ludion; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Antwerp
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9789461300133
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation; Catalogs; Flemish Painting; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten (Belgium)
Work titles: Rubens doorgelicht
Description: Rubens unveiled is the English edition of "Rubens doorgelicht" published in Dutch in 2010. It is the result of a large-scale technical investigation conducted by the Koninklijke Museum voor Schone Kunsten in Antwerp. Combining the evidence of X-ray examination and infrared reflecography with written and other source material to penetrate into the force and vitality of Rubens' bruchstrokes - his "furia del pennello" - and to discover the heart of his craftsmanship.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

Translated from the Dutch.