Portrait of Emperor Servius Sulpicius Galba
Subtitle: Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) and the series of Roman emperors
By: Nils Büttner ; academic editor Katharina Van Cauteren ; translation Lisa Page
Contributors: Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640, artist; Cauteren, Katharina van, editor; Page, Lisa, translator
Series: Phoebus Focus -- 24; Phoebus Focus -- 24
Publisher: Kannibaal bvba / Hannibal
Published: 2021
Place of publication: Lichtervelde
Language: eng
Number of pages: 79
ISBN-13: 9789464366129
Subjects: Flemish Painting; Painting; Technique
Other titles: Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) and the series of Roman emperors
Description: Servius Sulpicius Galba was a Roman emperor who overthrew and succeeded Nero during the Year of the Four Emperors, 68-69 AD. In this 'Phoebus Focus' Nils Büttner places the extraordinary emperor portrait that Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) painted of him in its context. Büttner does not only whisks the reader off to first-century Rome, he also makes an analysis of Rubens' support medium and painting method, his fascination with Antiquity, his sources of inspiration and many inventions. In addition, Büttner elaborates on the long tradition of painting portraits of rulers and their integration in Baroque interiors
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 73-75)