An undated handout picture shows the "Garden of Eden" from the Prado Mauritshuis museum in The Hague, a joint enterprise between Flemish 17th century masters Peter Paul Rubens and Jan Brueghel. An exhibition highlighting the extraordinary creative collaboration between the two painters, entitled "Rubens and Brueghel - A Working Friendship," opens 21 October 2006 at the Mauritshuis museum. The show features 27 paintings. Twelve of the works were joint enterprises by Rubens and Brueghel, who were great friends despite their very different temperaments.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Garden of Eden
An undated handout picture shows the "Garden of Eden" from the Prado Mauritshuis museum in The Hague, a joint enterprise between Flemish 17th century masters Peter Paul Rubens and Jan Brueghel. An exhibition highlighting the extraordinary creative collaboration between the two painters, entitled "Rubens and Brueghel - A Working Friendship," opens 21 October 2006 at the Mauritshuis museum. The show features 27 paintings. Twelve of the works were joint enterprises by Rubens and Brueghel, who were great friends despite their very different temperaments.
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All is not lost; the unconquerable Will,
ReplyDeleteAnd study of revenge, immortal hate,
And courage never to submit or yield:
And what is else not to be overcome?
That Glory never shall his wrath or might
Extort from me. To bow and sue for grace
With suppliant knee, and deifie his power,
Who from the terrour of this Arm so late
Doubted his Empire, that were low indeed,
That were an ignominy and shame beneath
This downfall; since by Fate the strength of Gods
And this Empyreal substance cannot fail,
Since through experience of this great event
In Arms not worse, in foresight much advanc't,
We may with more successful hope resolve
To wage by force or guile eternal Warr
Irreconcileable, to our grand Foe,
Who now triumphs, and in th' excess of joy
Sole reigning holds the Tyranny of Heav'n