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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. 289 pages, illustrations; 25 cm. First published, 1990. Translated from the French. Tight, clean copy. Stated First American Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. *** "When Peter Paul Rubens died in 1640 he left an indestructible reputation as one of the world's great painters. His prolific output included some 1,300 paintings (compare this with Leonardo's 20 and Vermeer's 36) as well as books of engravings, architectural drawings, and sketches. He also left a beautiful young wife, a vast personal fortune, a palatial house in Antwerp, and collections of old masters, antiquities, and precious stones. Largely forgotten now is Rubens's reputation as an accomplished diplomat who played no small part in ending the Thirty Years' War and was knighted by both Spain and England. Marie-Anne Lescourret has captured Rubens's enormous life in a vivid portrait which encompasses the turbulent history of his times. Without neglecting his paintings, she gives the reader a fascinating picture of war-torn Europe, court intrigue, and the interchanges between the painters, scientists, diplomats, churchmen, and political leaders of the age. Rubens is a painter whom everyone acknowledges as great but few people have understood. This illuminating, rounded biography offers an unmatched perspective on the man and his work. / Marie-Anne Lescourret studied musicology and philosophy at Munich, Cornell, and Oxford, and as a journalist in Paris has written chiefly about music. She has translated into French the works of Wittegenstein and other contemporary philosophers." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: Introduction; PT. 1: A DIVIDED CHILDHOOD (1577-1600): Jan Rubens and Maria Pypelinck; Rubens's masters; Italian or Flemish art? PT. 2: ITALIAN JOURNEY (1600-1608): Mantua, at the court of Vincenzo de Gonzaga; Spanish intermezzo; Art and society. PT. 3: THE PAINTER OF ANTWERP (1608-1622): The return home; The house beside the Wapper; Businessman; Stylist. PT. 4: PROTEUS (1622-1626): The humanist; Marie de Medici s gallery; First steps in diplomacy; Contacts with England; The emissary. PT. 5: THE EMBASSIES (1627-1634): A European context; First moves; The public man; Madrid; London; Society life; Negotiations; Denouement; The end of the embassies; The poor Flemish hours of Marie de Medici; Final mission, final rebuff; Epilogue. PT. 6: RUBENS'S LAST SUMMER (1635-1640): A time for living; Painter of women; Landscapes; Metamorphoses; Principal works consulted; Notes and references. APPENDICES: A letter in Latin by Philip Rubens to Peter Paul on his return from Spain; introduction to The Palaces of Genoa by P.P. Rubens; preparatory programme for work in the Medicis Gallery Letter to Chancellor of Brabant, Peter Pecquius, of 30 September 1623; Rubens's letter to the Infanta Isabella of 15 March 1625; negotiations with England : discourses between Rubens and Gerbier; letter given to Rubens by the Lord Treasurer of England; a letter from Rubens to the Conde-Duke D'Olivares; diploma of knighthood delivered to Rubens by Charles I; Rubens's long letter from Mons of 1 August 1631. Size: 8vo. Collectible.…

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Revised Edition. First softcover edition. Crisp clean covers, tight binding, clean pages and inside covers. Contains black and white illustrations. No dust jacket, as published. Previous owner's name, architectural historian Kerry Downes, in pencil at the front. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. ISBN: 0285633422. ISBN/EAN: 9780285633421. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 19023091051. All our books are sent by tracked mail.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Near fine with very good dust jacket. Dust jacket is lightly bumped at top of spine and top corners and is lightly creased on flaps. 289 pages with index plus 36 illustrations.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First translated edition hardback, 2003, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good condition with only slight signs of handling and storage - dj rubbed to edges, original black cloth boards with gilt titles to spine, slightly bumped to upper rear corner. Internally very clean. Binding tight and appears little read, no annotations or inscriptions; text and illustrations clean and clear throughout. From a private collection, not an old library book.…