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This intriguing book draws for the first time a complete picture of the artistic and political connections between Rubens and the Stuart court. Fiona Donovan examines the works the great Flemish artist created for English patrons, his relationships with English courtiers beginning in 1616, and his nine-month diplomatic mission to London in 1629-30. She focuses particular attention on the paintings Rubens created for the Banqueting House ceiling of Whitehall Palace-a project that is considered by many to be the most significant work of art ever commissioned by the English Crown. The series of nine canvases for the Whitehall ceiling-beautifully illustrated in full color in this volume-celebrates the reign of Charles I's father, James I. Placing emphasis on the theme of peace, Rubens depicts not only King James's role as a peacemaker but also his own diplomatic concerns with ending hostilities between Spain and England. Rubens's iconographic scheme for the Whitehall ceiling presented English courtiers with a complex pictorial language not seen before in Great Britain. Donovan explores the artist's allegorical imagery and his explicit and implicit systems of meaning, providing fresh insights into Rubens's achievement as well as into the role that culture played in politics and society at the court of Charles I. Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art

Londen, Whitehall, Banqueting House --- diplomacy --- Rubens, Peter Paul --- England --- Charles I [King of England and Scotland] --- mecenaat --- cultuurgeschiedenis --- Charles I (Koning van Engeland) --- 17de eeuw --- Groot-Brittannië --- Ceilings --- Charles --- James --- Rubens, Peter Paul, --- Art patronage. --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Political activity. --- Travel --- Banqueting House (London, England) --- Banqueting House (London, England). --- Architecture --- Building --- Details --- Rubens, --- Rubens, P. P. --- Rubens, Pierre-Paul, --- Rubens, Pieter Paul, --- Rubens, Pieter-Pauwel, --- Rubens, Pietro Paolo, --- רובנס, פטר פאול, --- Jacobus --- Charles Ier, roi d'Angleterre --- Rubens, Pieter Paul --- Rubens --- Rubens, Pierre-Paul --- Rubens, Pieter-Pauwel --- Rubens, Pietro Paolo --- Criticism and interpretation --- Political activity --- London (England) --- James I --- Portraits --- Charles I --- Art patronage --- Jakob --- Jacques --- Well affected subject of the kingdome of Scotland, --- C., --- Jacobo --- mecenaat. --- cultuurgeschiedenis. --- Rubens, Peter Paul. --- Charles I (Koning van Engeland). --- 17de eeuw. --- Groot-Brittannië.