{"product_id":"looking-east-rubens-encounter-with-asia-9781606061312","title":"Looking East – Rubens Encounter with Asia","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a fascinating exploration of the mystery that surrounds of Ruben's most well-known and intriguing drawings. Peter Paul Rubens was one of the most talented and successful artists working in 17th-century Europe. During his illustrious career as a court painter and diplomat, Rubens expressed a fascination with exotic costumes and headdresses. With his masterful handling of black chalk and touches of red, Rubens executed a compelling drawing that features a figure wearing Asian costume - a depiction that has recently been identified as Man in Korean Costume. Despite the drawings renown - both during Ruben's own lifetime and in contemporary art scholarship - 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 slave, and Jesuit missionaries.","brand":"Getty Trust Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49410561966423,"sku":"9781606061312","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781606061312.jpg?v=1730510558","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/looking-east-rubens-encounter-with-asia-9781606061312","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}