Looking East
Rubens's encounter with Asia
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Contributions
- J. Paul Getty Museum - Contributor
Publication
2013 - J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California
Language
English
Word Count
29,000 words, Guess
Page Count
116 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL30659375M
- ISBN-139781606061312
- OCLC Control Number818953110
- Library of Congress Control Number2012031188
Classifications
- LCCNC266.R8 L66 2013
Description
"Peter Paul Rubens' fascinating depiction of a man wearing Korean costume of around 1617, in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum, has been considered noteworthy since it was made. This large drawing was copied in Rubens' studio during his own time and circulated as a reproductive print in the eighteenth century. Despite the drawing's renown, however, the reasons why it was made and whether it actually depicts a specific Asian person remain a mystery. The intriguing story that develops involves a shipwreck, an unusual hat, the earliest trade between Europe and Asia, the trafficking of Asian slaves, and the role of Jesuit missionaries in Asia."--Page 4 of cover.
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