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Portrait of Emperor Servius Sulpicius Galba : Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) and the series of Roman emperors

Title: Portrait of Emperor Servius Sulpicius Galba : Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) and the series of Roman emperors / Nils Büttner ; academic editor Katharina Van Cauteren ; translation Lisa Page
Author: Büttner, Nils
Publication: Lichtervelde : Kannibaal bvba / Hannibal, 2021

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79 pages : illustrations, portraits; 21 cm

Summary

Servius Sulpicius Galba was a Roman emperor who overthrew and succeeded Nero during the Year of the Four Emperors, 68-69 AD. In this 'Phoebus Focus' Nils Büttner places the extraordinary emperor portrait that Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) painted of him in its context. Büttner does not only whisks the reader off to first-century Rome, he also makes an analysis of Rubens' support medium and painting method, his fascination with Antiquity, his sources of inspiration and many inventions. In addition, Büttner elaborates on the long tradition of painting portraits of rulers and their integration in Baroque interiors

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Phoebus Focus ; 24

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Phoebus Focus ; 24

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Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) and the series of Roman emperors

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 73-75)

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9789464366129
9464366125

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on1317682900
1317682900

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Columbia University Libraries