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Sir Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) The Emperor Maximilian I, oil on panel. In 1634, Rubens was commissioned to design a series of street decorations to celebrate the entry into Antwerp of Ferdinand, the newly appointed Governor of the Spanish Netherlands. Maximilian I (22 March 1459 – 12 January 1519), the son of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor and Eleanor of Portugal, was King of the Romans (also known as King of the Germans) from 1486 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1493 until his death
Sir Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) The Emperor Maximilian I, oil on panel. In 1634, Rubens was commissioned to design a series of street decorations to celebrate the entry into Antwerp of Ferdinand, the newly appointed Governor of the Spanish Netherlands. Maximilian I (22 March 1459 – 12 January 1519), the son of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor and Eleanor of Portugal, was King of the Romans (also known as King of the Germans) from 1486 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1493 until his death
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