Baroque and RollMeet Sir Peter Paul Rubens, master painter and polymathThere are over 1,000 catalogued works by ;Sir Peter Paul Rubens ;(1577-1640), the 16th-century flag bearer for Baroque drama, movement, and sensuality. This essential introduction takes in the ;most important works from this astonishingly prolific oeuvre ;to explore Rubens's influences and innovations, and his remarkable visual, and art historical, impact. The richly illustrated survey takes in Rubens's ;portraits, landscapes, historical paintings,  ;as well as his famed and ;bountiful nudes. Along the way, we examine the artist's ;astonishing technique ;and his ;deft ability to depict narrative ;in a compelling and legible visual form, whether an erotic mythologial scene or a tender biblical story. This remarkable artistic bravura is placed in context both with Rubens's ;long art historical legacy ;through van Dyck, Velazquez, and beyond, and his other talents as a classical scholar, diplomat, and knight.