RubensThis biography of Peter Paul Rubens, written by German art historian Hermann Knackfuss, is considered to be the most authoritative text on the artist since its publication. |
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Archduke Albrecht had founded at Brussels in honour of St. Ildefonso an aristocratic Brotherhood , to whom he had given an altar in his own church dedicated to " St. James on the Kaltenberg ” . The painter received a commission to adorn ...
Archduke Albrecht had founded at Brussels in honour of St. Ildefonso an aristocratic Brotherhood , to whom he had given an altar in his own church dedicated to " St. James on the Kaltenberg ” . The painter received a commission to adorn ...
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... 4000 florins for the antique works and 2000 forins worth of Brussel tapestry . Carleton was particularly anxious that the artist himself should chose the latter , wich were to be adorned with representations of figures , for him .
... 4000 florins for the antique works and 2000 forins worth of Brussel tapestry . Carleton was particularly anxious that the artist himself should chose the latter , wich were to be adorned with representations of figures , for him .
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... the church of the Barefooted Friars ( Carmelites ) , but now in the Museum at Brussels , a work also completed entirely by himself . During the year 1617 was painted the picture in St.
... the church of the Barefooted Friars ( Carmelites ) , but now in the Museum at Brussels , a work also completed entirely by himself . During the year 1617 was painted the picture in St.
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... now in the Museum at Brussels : the Martyrdom of St. Lavinus . ... the English Ambassador at the Hague for the exchange of the antique marbles he , in reference to Carleton's proposal to make up the difference in value with Brussels 64.
... now in the Museum at Brussels : the Martyrdom of St. Lavinus . ... the English Ambassador at the Hague for the exchange of the antique marbles he , in reference to Carleton's proposal to make up the difference in value with Brussels 64.
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proposal to make up the difference in value with Brussels tapestry , - mentioned the fact , that under the directions of certain noblemen , he himself had made some sketches for tapestry , then being executed in Brussels .
proposal to make up the difference in value with Brussels tapestry , - mentioned the fact , that under the directions of certain noblemen , he himself had made some sketches for tapestry , then being executed in Brussels .
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Rubens Volume 9 of Monographs on artists ... IX |
| Author | Hermann Knackfuss |
| Translated by | Luise Marie Schwaab Richter |
| Publisher | Velhagen & Klasing, 1904 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 24 Apr 2008 |
| Length | 168 pages |
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