An Epic Joy: A Novel, Based on the Life of Pieter Paul Rubens

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1971. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x6x1. First edition. Jacket edges rubbed, edges and jacket reverse foxed, ink name on front endpaper redacted. 1971 Hard Cover. 352 pp. Peter Paul Rubens, (born June 28, 1577, Siegen, Nassau, Westphalia [Germany] - died May 30, 1640, Antwerp, Spanish Netherlands [now in Belgium]), Flemish painter who was the greatest exponent of Baroque painting's dynamism, vitality, and sensuous exuberance. Though his masterpieces include portraits and landscapes, Rubens is perhaps best known for his religious and mythological compositions. As the impresario of vast decorative programs, he presided over the most famous painter's studio in Europe. His powers of invention were matched by extraordinary energy and versatility.--Britannica