Impressive for its scholarship and beautifully produced by this high-quality publisher, this 2-volume work catalogs the paintings, prints, and drawings made by German and Netherlandish artists
that Robens either owned and retouched or copied in drawings, or occasionally in paintings. Belkin offers a lengthy discussion of Rubens's copies in her introduction, offering insights into the
important and conscious influence on Rubens of northern and Renaissance artists, particularly Bruegel. A catalogue raisonn矇 of 147 works follows, including a section of color plates, and a
section on rejected attributions. Volume Two contains b&w plates of all the works in the catalog and four indexes; by collection, subjects, other works by Rubens mentioned in the text, and
by name and location. Belkin's affiliation is not noted. The work is distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation 穢2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
