My goodness! What a massive masterpiece this is! And what an honor for an entire royal gallery to be built to accommodate it - I wonder what Rubens would think on the scale of, "I totally deserve that" and "Wow, I can't believe that!" That first zoom in (around 0:38) made it clear which side of that fence he should be on - it's absolutely and immediately stunning. The comparative works were also lovely, but you can tell Rubens just knocked it out of the park. Veronese and my guy Caravaggio just also rocked my world, wow. By the end, hearing of his speedy / economical approach to this piece, his unfathomable body of work, AND his ability to participate / engage in other pursuits... I am persuaded. I have no excuses, plenty of time, and a new favorite artist. ❤
Rubens had extraordinary fecundity in the production of multiple images of the same story. There are splendid versions of the Adoration of the Magi at the Hermitage, King's College Cambridge and elsewhere. My favorite is the version at the Museum of Fine Arts in Lyon. A dramatic shaft of light penetrates from the left across a frieze of figures, strikingly illuminating the triad of Caspar, the Christ Child and the Virgin. Caspar kisses the Christ Child's foot, and the contrast of the elderly king and the wobbly little Child is moving.
Another great video, especially since I wasn't able to see this work when I was in Antwerp years ago due to the museum's renovation. Wonderful that they have made a room to accommodate it. I definitely learned a lot about this former altarpiece and hope to see it in person someday. Thank you!!!
My goodness! What a massive masterpiece this is! And what an honor for an entire royal gallery to be built to accommodate it - I wonder what Rubens would think on the scale of, "I totally deserve that" and "Wow, I can't believe that!"
That first zoom in (around 0:38) made it clear which side of that fence he should be on - it's absolutely and immediately stunning.
The comparative works were also lovely, but you can tell Rubens just knocked it out of the park. Veronese and my guy Caravaggio just also rocked my world, wow.
By the end, hearing of his speedy / economical approach to this piece, his unfathomable body of work, AND his ability to participate / engage in other pursuits... I am persuaded. I have no excuses, plenty of time, and a new favorite artist. ❤
Rubens had extraordinary fecundity in the production of multiple images of the same story. There are splendid versions of the Adoration of the Magi at the Hermitage, King's College Cambridge and elsewhere. My favorite is the version at the Museum of Fine Arts in Lyon. A dramatic shaft of light penetrates from the left across a frieze of figures, strikingly illuminating the triad of Caspar, the Christ Child and the Virgin. Caspar kisses the Christ Child's foot, and the contrast of the elderly king and the wobbly little Child is moving.
Lovely as always 👏 👏 👏
Great stuff, thanks for sharing all this Rubens lately. I especially appreciated the quick look at the breadth of his work at the end of the episode.
Wonderful!
Nicely done.
Amazing and stunning! And I love the two headed camel gazing nonchalantly down at the whole scene ...
Another great video, especially since I wasn't able to see this work when I was in Antwerp years ago due to the museum's renovation. Wonderful that they have made a room to accommodate it. I definitely learned a lot about this former altarpiece and hope to see it in person someday. Thank you!!!