Modi operandi in Rubens's workshop : a study on the creative process and studio practice / Patricia Schmiedlechner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schmiedlechner, Patricia, author.

Contributor:

Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640.

Series:

Stuttgarter Akademieschriften ; Bd. 3.

Stuttgarter Akademieschriften, 2626-3785 ; Band 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640.

Rubens, Peter Paul.

Artists' studios.

Physical Description:

198 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm.

Place of Publication:

[Heidelberg] : arthistoricum.net, 2021.

Summary:

"Peter Paul Rubens's extensive œuvre comprises more than 1500 paintings, as well as preparatory material such as drawings and oil sketches. As was customary at the time, the master painter employed a multi-person workshop and his staff and pupils were significantly involved in his artistic output. This collaborative working process complicates the issue of attributing Rubens's work by today's standards of single-handed execution. The publication highlights the procedures of the workshop by examining the socio-historical circumstances and written sources, while the preparatory process was assessed based on the case study of the high altarpiece of the Augustinian Church in Antwerp. The drawings and sketches associated with the creation of this painting were understood not only as evidence of creative processes but also as the results of division of labor and Rubens's teaching practice."-- Back cover.

Peter Paul Rubens?s extensive oeuvre comprises more than 1500 paintings, as well as preparatory material such as drawings and oil sketches. As was customary at the time, the master painter employed a multi-person workshop and his staff and pupils were significantly involved in his artistic output. This collaborative working process complicates the issue of attributing Rubens?s work by today?s standards of single-handed execution. The publication highlights the procedures of the workshop by examining the socio-historical circumstances and written sources, while the preparatory process was assessed based on the case study of the high altarpiece of the Augustinian Church in Antwerp. The drawings and sketches associated with the creation of this painting were understood not only as evidence of creative processes but also as the results of division of labor and Rubens?s teaching practice.

Notes:

Lightly revised from the author's doctoral thesis (Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart, 2019).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-198).

ISBN:

9783948466961

3948466963

OCLC:

1339095329