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Master of shadows : the secret diplomatic career of the painter Peter Paul Rubens / Mark Lamster.

By: Publication details: New York : Nan A Talese/Doubleday, c2009.Edition: 1st edDescription: xvi, 316 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780385523790 (alk. paper)
  • 0385523793 (alk. paper)
Other title:
  • Secret diplomatic career of the painter Peter Paul Rubens
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 759.9493 B 22
LOC classification:
  • ND673.R9 L25 2009
Contents:
Author's note -- Prologue -- A novice without experience -- Every man for himself -- The prince of painters -- A good patriot -- Thunder without lightning -- More useful than injurious -- The connecting knot -- The horrors of war -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Cast of characters -- Chronology -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Illustration credits -- Index.
Summary: The true story of how seventeenth-century Europe's most famous painter doubled as a secret agent and negotiated a peace between superpowers.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks ND673 .R9 L25 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001112522

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Author's note -- Prologue -- A novice without experience -- Every man for himself -- The prince of painters -- A good patriot -- Thunder without lightning -- More useful than injurious -- The connecting knot -- The horrors of war -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Cast of characters -- Chronology -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Illustration credits -- Index.

The true story of how seventeenth-century Europe's most famous painter doubled as a secret agent and negotiated a peace between superpowers.

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