Rubens and His Legacy

RUBENS AND HIS LEGACY This exhibition will bring together masterpieces produced during his lifetime, as well as major works by great artists who were influenced by him in the generations that followed. We see the influence of Rubens in the prints of Picasso and Rembrandt, in the portraiture of Van Dyck, in the hunting scenes and devotional works of Delacroix, and in the landscapes of Constable and Gainsborough. It is a far reaching and remarkable legacy.

Rubens, best known for his fleshy nude women, also embraced a broad array of subjects, from religious and mythological scenes to landscapes and portraits. In the exhibition you will can look at each of these areas through the lens of six themes; power, lust, compassion, elegance, poetry and violence.

Rubens and His Legacy is an unprecedented opportunity to see masterpieces by Rubens side by side with the work of his artistic heirs.

From January 24, 2015 until April 10, 2015 at the Royal Academy of Arts.

Urbain / Acicate