"Secrets of the Masters" by Etienne Establie: Rubens
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Attention, passion! Canson® is proud to announce its partnership with Etienne Establie, a self-taught painter who, like us, has made it his mission to share his passion for art with the greatest number of people. Over the next few months, he will lead us to discover the secrets of the most famous artists.
Discover in this first fascinating issue of “Secrets of the Masters” how Rubens used mastic of Chios, a natural rubber initially conceived as gum for cleaning teeth, to breathe life and movement into his works.
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