Mark Lamster

Mark Lamster|Essays

The Big Stage

'll be giving a talk on Rubens and his diplomatic career at the Ringling Museum's extraordinary Asolo Theater.

Mark Lamster|Essays

Adoration: Library Journal on Master of Shadows: "An Exceptional Book"

A nice synopsis and very generous assessment of Master of Shadows appears in the forthcoming issue of Library Journal.

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From Bauhaus to My House

Nearly thirty years ago, Tom Wolfe made quite a splash with his reactionary little attack on modern architecture.

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A Renaissance Who Dunnit

Tomorrow the Metropolitan Museum will put on display a sculpture of a boy archer that made headlines about a decade ago when a New York art historian claimed it was the work of Michelangelo.

Mark Lamster|Essays

Master of Shadows: Highbrow + Brilliant

Master of Shadows appears in the privileged upper-right quadrant — that would be "highbrow" and "brilliant" — of New York Magazine's weekly Approval Matrix

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The Shadow Master — Live on Halloween Eve

I'll be discussing the original Shadow Master, Peter Paul Rubens, on the John Batchelor Show.

Mark Lamster|Essays

Half King Reading

Many thanks to all who came out to my son-et-lumiere extravaganza last night at the Half King in New York.

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Good Morning Cleveland!

I'll be on drive-time radio tomorrow morning in Cleveland.

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Rubens & Obama: Birds of a Feather

What can our current Nobel-winning diplomat-president learn from the career of Peter Paul Rubens?

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Master of Shadows: Reception

It was a great honor last night to celebrate publication of Master of Shadows with a small gathering at the residence of the Belgian Consul General in New York, Ambassador Herman Portocarero.

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Master of Shadows — In Stores Now — New York Event

After so many years of working and waiting, the day has finally arrived: "Master of Shadows" has been released into the world, and is available at a bookstore near you.

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Peter Paul Rubens: Graphic Designer

In his day, Rubens was also revered as a diplomat, an architect, a classical scholar, and even a graphic designer.