"In the happy days of spring Paris, when flowers bloom on the streets and art breathes in every corner, an exciting story unfolds that will become a symbol of love and art. In the first volume of the book "Rubens's Apprentices", the author S. Henry Berthoud introduces the reader to the world of art and of passions, where the action unfolds immediately after the end of the French Revolution. The main characters are two young girls, full of the desire to know themselves and the world, overcoming obstacles and trials to find their place in society and among artists. Marital betrayals, artistic discoveries and love create a fiery mixture events that will remain in the memory of everyone who delve into the pages of this book. Les Filleules de Rubens, Tome I is a deep subtextual story that reflects the fate of young women in a world where power and beauty, love and betrayal, art and life. woven into a single fabric of life."