The Medici Series: Corpus Rubenianum Ludwig Burchard XIV.1

by Nils Buttner

The decoration of the Luxembourg Palace galleries was the largest commission Rubens ever received. On Saturday 26 February 1622, Rubens signed two contracts at the Louvre with the agreement of 'parfaire et peindre de sa propre main touttes et chacunnes des figures des tableaux' ('to make and paint with his own hand all and every figures of the paintings') which would decorate the two parallel galleries of the palace that the Queen Mother, Maria de'...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1915487277
• ISBN13: 9781915487278
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Harvey Miller
• Length: 802 Pages
• Weight: 6.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.4" x 7.2" x 10.6"