Rubens approached a large work in a series of stages. First; the artist would make preliminary drawings in black chalk; sometimes in combination with brown chalk. At this point he would often refer to his extensive library of copies; but the work of his forebears always underwent radical transformation at his hand. Rubens had an extraordinary ability to breathe life and movement into figures and find new rhythms in old compositional ideas. Clearly; he used these preparatory drawings as creative adventures; and many of them bear the marks of numerous changes of pose and position as the artistrsquo;s ideas evolved. He would often change from chalk to pen-and-ink; augmenting with a light bistre (brown) wash. Sometimes; the drawing is left in a very uneven condition; with some parts heavily built up while others are left more or less open.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good Book for whoever you know from Greenville!By J MWhat a neat book! I was looking for something for my grandfather for Christmas and he s notoriously difficult to shop for. He is from Greenville (still lives there); so I thought this would be something he would really enjoy. It turns out he knows the author and the author even asked for his input on some of this book; but he had never seen the finished product. For that alone; I give it 5 stars; but I looked through the book; too; and it really is full of great pictures and stories of the history of Greenville; SC.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. So glad we found this bookBy TJ in TNMy father-in-law is a Greenville; SC native. His health is failing; and it is difficult to find anything other than televison to help him pass the time. We have enjoyed sharing these photos with him. The book is large enough to allow the photos to be easily viewed; and it is compact enough to make it easy to handle. An excellent value for hours of enjoyment.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Fantastic!By Laura LeBretonAs the old saying goes a picture is worth a thousand words. Well; this book is truly a treasure of photo memories for Greenville; South Carolina. What a valuable gift this is to the community who can get a glimpse of how rich our local history is. I have thoroughly enjoyed it and plan to buy copies for my family.
