Corpus Rubenianum Ludwig Burchard, Part 1: The Ceiling Paintings for the Jesuit Church in Antwerp

Discusses the building of the Jesuit Church and the terms of commission given to Rubens; next deals with the fire of 1718 and the work of the copyists, while the third chapter deals with the surviving sketches by Rubens and shows what information can be derived from existing copies by draughsmen and engravers. A concluding chapter is devoted to the iconography of the ceiling paintings.