Artist: Rubens, Peter Paul (1577 -1640)

Item Title:

Architecture and Sculpture : Architectural Sculpture.

Author:

Herremans, Valerie

ISBN:

9781912554317

Item Number:

Part XXII (4)

Imprint:

London : Harvey Miller Publishers, 2019.

Language:

English

Translator:

Alkins, Ted ; Schaudies, Irene

Size:

27 cm

Pages:

379

Illustrations:

132 b&w, 49 color

Concordance:

No

Bibliography:

Yes

Index:

Yes

Exhibition List:

Yes

Chronology:

No

Content Note:

The catalogue is organized by category: altars, funerary monuments, reliefs, and other designs for architectural sculpture. Realized designs and lost works known only from documents and prints are included. Several architectural works are not covered here, having been published in other volumes in the series.

Catalogue entries cite title, materials, date, location, provenance, and bibliographic references.

The Appendices contain documents related to Rubens' architectural sculpture designs, including a letter from Rubens to Archduke Albert. There are also notes and descriptions relating altar designs in several churches in Antwerp, including the Jesuit Church, the altar of St. Michael's Abbey and the Antwerp Cathedral.

Individual Entries Contain:

Provenance; Bibliog.

Public Note:

The publication examines Rubens' contributions to "architectural sculpture", which encompasses sculptural ornament and figural sculpture on buildings. It also includes Rubens' designs for altar surrounds and sculptural framing for his paintings, sepulchral monuments, and ephemeral decorations. There are also discussions of Rubens' role in design and workshop practice.