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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There was in his suite a certain Gerbier , his confidant , by profession a painter ; but who , in the service of the Duke , had developed into a clever diplomatic agent . No sooner had Buckingham made the acquaintance of the muchcourted ...
There was in his suite a certain Gerbier , his confidant , by profession a painter ; but who , in the service of the Duke , had developed into a clever diplomatic agent . No sooner had Buckingham made the acquaintance of the muchcourted ...
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a long letter to Gerbier , dated May 1627 , in which proper names are indicated by numbers only , and which he desires his correspondents to show to Buckingham alone and then to burn immediately . Therein he writes that he hopes great ...
a long letter to Gerbier , dated May 1627 , in which proper names are indicated by numbers only , and which he desires his correspondents to show to Buckingham alone and then to burn immediately . Therein he writes that he hopes great ...
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Gerbier came over immediately with Carleton to the Hague : and before May , Rubens received a passport enabling him to travel without any hindrance to Holland , accompanied by a train of servants and baggage , with the alleged object of ...
Gerbier came over immediately with Carleton to the Hague : and before May , Rubens received a passport enabling him to travel without any hindrance to Holland , accompanied by a train of servants and baggage , with the alleged object of ...
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In spite of the strenuous efforts of the Belgian Court to bring about Peace , the whole matter seemed to collapse , and Gerbier was recalled to England .
In spite of the strenuous efforts of the Belgian Court to bring about Peace , the whole matter seemed to collapse , and Gerbier was recalled to England .
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On the part of his opponents the lowest means were employed to throw suspicion on the artist , although in Gerbier's words , he was “ not at all a suitable object for calumny ” : and they even asserted that he had painted some ...
On the part of his opponents the lowest means were employed to throw suspicion on the artist , although in Gerbier's words , he was “ not at all a suitable object for calumny ” : and they even asserted that he had painted some ...
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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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