{"product_id":"rubenss-great-landscape-with-a-tempest-anatomy-of-a-masterpiece-9783777431772","title":"Rubens's Great Landscape with a Tempest: Anatomy of a Masterpiece","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Gerlinde Gruber | Elke Oberthaler\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Hirmer Verlag GmbH\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Hirmer Verlag GmbH\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing Jupiter, Mercury, Philemon, and Baucis, \u003ci\u003eGreat Landscape with a Tempest\u003c\/i\u003e is one of Peter Paul Rubens's largest and most dramatic landscapes. The painting shows a stream that has flooded fields and broken trees after a storm, decimating the landscape in spite of the clearing skies and beginnings of a rainbow appearing in the corner. The storm occurred due to the wrath of Jupiter and Mercury, who came to earth and were only offered hospitality by Philemon and Baucis, thus ensuring their rescued from the punishment of the floods. This painting, evidently produced for pleasure, remained in Rubens's possession until his death. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Exploring from the far-reaching discoveries made about the painting during the latest restoration, \u003ci\u003eRubens's Great Landscape with a Tempest \u003c\/i\u003eoffers comprehensive insight into Rubens's working method, the creation process of this fascinating picture, and the painting's art-historical interpretation. The most recent restoration revealed that Rubens changed the painting several times, only adding the story of Philemon and Baucis at the end. Along with the complex composition and creation of the painting, the book discusses the restoration procedures and the work's classification in art history. The editors also bring to light considerations of Rubens's portrayal of nature and the outstanding position of \u003ci\u003eGreat Landscape with a Tempest\u003c\/i\u003e in European landscape painting. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ​Including one hundred color images of the painting and its restoration, \u003ci\u003eRubens's Great Landscape with a Tempest \u003c\/i\u003eis a fascinating, detailed look at a great masterpiece.","brand":"Hirmer Verlag GmbH","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47889122230423,"sku":"9783777431772","price":2644.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783777431772.webp?v=1781174358","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/rubenss-great-landscape-with-a-tempest-anatomy-of-a-masterpiece-9783777431772","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}