Chapter I: Front Matter

MASTERPIECES IN COLOUR

EDITED BY T. LEMAN HARE

RUBENS

IN THE SAME SERIES

ARTIST. AUTHOR.

VELAZQUEZ. S. L. BENSUSAN.
REYNOLDS. S. L. BENSUSAN.
TURNER. C. LEWIS HIND.
ROMNEY. C. LEWIS HIND.
GREUZE. ALYS EYRE MACKLIN.
BOTTICELLI. HENRY B. BINNS.
ROSSETTI. LUCIEN PISSARRO.
BELLINI. GEORGE HAY.
FRA ANGELICO. JAMES MASON.
REMBRANDT. JOSEF ISRAELS.
LEIGHTON. A. LYS BALDRY.
RAPHAEL. PAUL G. KONODY.
HOLMAN HUNT. MARY E. COLERIDGE.
TITIAN. S. L. BENSUSAN.
MILLAIS. A. LYS BALDRY.
CARLO DOLCI. GEORGE HAY.
GAINSBOROUGH. MAX ROTHSCHILD.
TINTORETTO. S. L. BENSUSAN.
LUINI. JAMES MASON.
FRANZ HALS. EDGCUMBE STALEY.
VAN DYCK. PERCY M. TURNER.
LEONARDO DA VINCI. M. W. BROCKWELL.
RUBENS. S. L. BENSUSAN.
WHISTLER. T. MARTIN WOOD.

_In Preparation_

VIGÉE LE BRUN. C. HALDANE MACFALL.
BURNE-JONES. A. LYS BALDRY.
HOLBEIN. S. L. BENSUSAN.
J. F. MILLET. PERCY M. TURNER.
MEMLINC. W. H. JAMES WEALE.
ALBERT DÜRER. HERBERT FURST.
FRAGONARD. C. HALDANE MACFALL.
CONSTABLE. C. LEWIS HIND.
RAEBURN. JAMES L. CAW.
CHARDIN. PAUL G. KONODY.
BOUCHER. C. HALDANE MACFALL.
WATTEAU. C. LEWIS HIND.
MURILLO. S. L. BENSUSAN.

AND OTHERS.

The Princess is seen to great advantage in this fine portrait. The fair complexion of the sitter is remarkably preserved, the white ruff, the jewels, and the gold brocade are very cleverly handled. Another portrait of Princess Elizabeth, painted in Madrid, may now be seen in St. Petersburg.]

Rubens

BY S. L. BENSUSAN

ILLUSTRATED WITH EIGHT REPRODUCTIONS IN COLOUR

LONDON: T. C. & E. C. JACK

NEW YORK: FREDERICK A. STOKES CO.

CONTENTS

Page
I. Introduction 11

II. The Painter's Life 21

III. Second Period 35

IV. The Later Years 45

V. The Painter's Art 55

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Plate
I. Elizabeth of France, Daughter of Henry IV. Frontispiece
In the Louvre
Page
II. Christ à la Paille 14
At Antwerp Museum

III. The Four Philosophers 24
In the Pitti Palace, Florence

IV. Isabella Brandt 34
In the Wallace Collection

V. Le Chapeau de Paille 40
In the National Gallery

VI. The Descent from the Cross 50
In the Cathedral, Antwerp

VII. Henry IV. leaving for a Campaign 60
In the Louvre

VIII. The Virgin and the Holy Innocents 70
In the Louvre