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Particulars
- Accession number
- KMS3884
Meanwhile, in the life of Peter Paul Rubens
The whole life5 June 1614
Son born: Albert Rubens
23 March 1618
Son born: Nicolaas Rubens, Lord of Rameyen
1619–1620
Privileges for Engravings (Copyright)
Rubens obtained "privileges" — an early analogue of copyright — for the reproduction of his engravings: in France for 10 years on 3 July 1619, in Holland for 7 years on 24 February 1620, and also in the territory of the Spanish Netherlands.
1621
Marie de' Medici's Commission for the Luxembourg Palace Cycles
The Queen Mother of France, Marie de' Medici, commissioned from Rubens two large allegorical cycles for the Luxembourg Palace — one on her own life and one on the life of the late Henry IV; the second series was never completed.
1621
Employed by: Marie de' Medici
1622
Publication of "The Palaces of Genoa"
The two-volume Palazzi di Genova, with 139 engraved plates, was published; Rubens had prepared it with Deodato del Monte as early as 1607 to acquaint the Flemish with Italian architecture.
