Master of Shadows

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Mark Lamster tells the true story of how the famous European painter Peter Paul Rubens doubled as a secret agent and negotiated a peace between superpowers in the 17th century. In Master of Shadows: The Secret Diplomatic Career of the Painter Peter Paul Rubens, he explains how Rubens’s reputation among monarchs and political leaders across Europe gave him perfect cover for the clandestine activities that shaped European politics.

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