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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

Rare Rubens notebook sheet goes on display in artist’s home city of Antwerp

A sketch in brown ink of three men in classical robes
Detail from the sketch on one side of Rubens’ notebook page. Photograph: Rubenshuis (long-term loan from the King Baudouin Foundation).

More than 400 years ago, the up and coming Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens toured the streets of Rome, notebook in hand, sketching images from Renaissance works adorning the city’s churches and palazzos.

Now a rare sheet, thought to be from his Roman sketchbook, has gone on display in his home city of Antwerp, shedding new light on the baroque master.

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