本次画展的重点是那些小型的油画草图 。

建筑事务所通过调整空间的透视和方位 ， 试图颠覆Bodon Wing中的层次结构 ， 并且将草图放置于展览最显著的位置 。

鲁本斯曾在1600年前往意大利 ， 并在1604年到访了热那亚 。 他被那里美丽的宫殿所深深吸引 ， 并且在1622年出版了两卷名为《Palazzi di Genova》的书 。 这是他对于建筑的研究和论述 。 他书中所绘制的建筑平面为本次展览的布局提供了灵感 。

The oil sketches on panel Rubens made in preparation for his works are relatively small. Rubens painted all these sketches himself and they are considerably smaller than the large works for which they were used. When the sketches are placed in proximity to the large paintings based on them the large works inevitably command the most attention.