Master of Shadows: The Secret Diplomatic Career of the Painter Peter Paul Rubens

Master of Shadows: The Secret Diplomatic Career of the Painter Peter Paul Rubens - Paperback

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Master of Shadows: The Secret Diplomatic Career of the Painter Peter Paul Rubens - Paperback

Master of Shadows: The Secret Diplomatic Career of the Painter Peter Paul Rubens - Paperback

by Mark Lamster
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Book Overview

Although his popularity is eclipsed by Rembrandt today, Peter Paul Rubens was revered by his contemporaries as the greatest painter of his era, if not of all history. His undeniable artistic genius, bolstered by a modest disposition and a reputation as a man of tact and discretion, made him a favorite among monarchs and political leaders across Europe--and gave him the perfect cover for the clandestine activities that shaped the landscape of seventeenth-century politics.

In Master of Shadows, Mark Lamster brilliantly recreates the culture, religious conflicts, and political intrigues of Rubens's time, following the painter from Antwerp to London, Madrid, Paris, and Rome and providing an insightful exploration of Rubens's art as well as the private passions that influenced it.
ISBN9780307387356
Author Mark Lamster
PublisherAnchor Books
GenreBiography, History, and Arts
FormatPaperback
PublishedOctober 2010
LanguageENG- English
Pages352
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Master of Shadows: The Secret Diplomatic Career of the Painter Peter Paul Rubens - Paperback

By Mark Lamster

About Mark Lamster

Mark Lamster is the architecture critic of the Dallas Morning News and the winner of the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism. In 2021, he was awarded the Rabkin Prize for Arts Journalism, and in 2017 a Loeb fellowship at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. He is the author of several books, including The Man in the Glass House, a biography of the late architect Philip Johnson, which was a finalist for the 2018 National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography.

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