Art Lecture

3rd THURSDAYS @ 3: Rubens Challenging the Old Masters. A fascinating and unusual aspect of Peter Paul Rubens’ work was that he was a productive copyist. What may seem to us today as a mere reproduction with nothing of the aura of the original was regarded by Rubens as a particular artistic challenge. His oeuvre includes a large group of such derivative works, frequently of famous paintings by Titian or Raphael. This visual lecture led by Professor Thomas Germano will juxtapose examples of Rubens and the many sources of influence that he drew upon.