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The six glorious scenes that make up the "Triumph of the Eucharist "series by Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) are highlights of the Museo Nacional del Prado's superb collection of Flemish paintings. Completed in 1626, these brilliantly detailed sketches were painted at the behest of the Infanta Isabel Clara Eugenia in preparation for a series of monumental tapestries that are now considered among the finest made in Europe in the seventeenth century. Unfortunately, additions to the wooden supports, introduced after the paintings were created, made the panels considerably larger than Rubens intended and over time caused serious damage to the original sections. With the aid of the Getty Foundation's Panel Paintings Initiative, the panels have been restored and returned to their original dimensions by the Prado, and the magnificent oil sketches can once again be placed on public view. This lushly illustrated and illuminating volume provides new insight into the history of the Eucharist series of paintings and tapestries and attests to Rubens's exhilarating art. "Spectacular Rubens" is published on the occasion of an exhibition of the paintings, on view at the Museo Nacional del Prado from March 25 through June 29, 2014, and at the J. Paul Getty Museum from October 14, 2014, through January 4, 2015.

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Book category Books in English The arts Art forms Painting & paintings

• Full title: Spectacular Rubens - The Triumph of the Eucharist Series
• Author: Alejandro Vegara
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112
• EAN: 9781606064306
• ISBN: 1606064304
• ID: 02750307
• Publisher: Getty Trust Publications
• Weight: 654 g
• Dimensions: 245 × 280 × 12 mm
• Date of publishing: 28. October 2014

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