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Palazzo Rubens : the master as architect : [published on the occasion of the exhibition "Palazzo Rubens. The Master as Architect", Rubens House, Antwerp, 10 September - 11 December 2011]
The fact that Rubens was a connoisseur of architecture is clear from his paintings. But he was additionally involved in high-profile Antwerp projects, like the extension of his spacious studio-residence and possibly als the building of the present-day St. Charles Borromeus church, considered by his...
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| Document Type: | Conference Proceeding Book |
| Language: | English |
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Antwerp
: Rubenshuis [u.a.]
, 2011
Brussels : Mercatorfonds , 2011 |
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| Author Notes: | Barbara Uppenkamp; Ben van Beneden |
| Summary: | The fact that Rubens was a connoisseur of architecture is clear from his paintings. But he was additionally involved in high-profile Antwerp projects, like the extension of his spacious studio-residence and possibly als the building of the present-day St. Charles Borromeus church, considered by his contemporaries as 'the eight wonder of the world'. Rubens found inspiration in painter-architects such as Michelangelo and Guilio Romano and in Italian books devoted to architecture |
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| Physical Description: | 176 S. zahlr. Ill. |
| ISBN: | 9789061531166 |
