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 of Austria , who had married Isabella , daughter of Philip II . of
Spain , had just before the death of that monarch in 1598 been appointed
Governor of the Spanish Netherlands . The title of Cardinal of the church of Sta .
Archduke Albrecht of Austria , who had married Isabella , daughter of Philip II . of
Spain , had just before the death of that monarch in 1598 been appointed
Governor of the Spanish Netherlands . The title of Cardinal of the church of Sta .
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In 1603 he was sent to Spain by the Duke of Mantua . It seems that he considered
the artist the fittest personage to deliver certain presents intended for King Philip
III . and his minister the Duke of Lerma . The voyage was not favoured with fine ...
In 1603 he was sent to Spain by the Duke of Mantua . It seems that he considered
the artist the fittest personage to deliver certain presents intended for King Philip
III . and his minister the Duke of Lerma . The voyage was not favoured with fine ...
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Whilst in Milan on his return from Genoa and also when on his way to Spain ,
Rubens made careful drawings from Leonardo ' s “ Battle oj Anghiari ” and from
the celebrated Cena , both of which are preserved in the Louvre . It is also
probable ...
Whilst in Milan on his return from Genoa and also when on his way to Spain ,
Rubens made careful drawings from Leonardo ' s “ Battle oj Anghiari ” and from
the celebrated Cena , both of which are preserved in the Louvre . It is also
probable ...
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... who took it with him to Spain . When some time afterwards he ended his life on
the scaffold , it passed into the possession of King Philip IV . , and is now in the
Museum Fig . 21 . PORTRAIT OF AN UNKNOWN MAN , In the Gallery at Cassel .
... who took it with him to Spain . When some time afterwards he ended his life on
the scaffold , it passed into the possession of King Philip IV . , and is now in the
Museum Fig . 21 . PORTRAIT OF AN UNKNOWN MAN , In the Gallery at Cassel .
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... 11 ) The Apotheosis of the murdered King ; 12 ) The Queen ' s Reign ; 13 ) Her
Military Campaigns at Pont de Cć ( Fig . 70 ) ; 14 ) The Exchange of the two
Brides : i . e . Anna of Austria , Infanta of Spain , and the Princess Elisabeth of
France ...
... 11 ) The Apotheosis of the murdered King ; 12 ) The Queen ' s Reign ; 13 ) Her
Military Campaigns at Pont de Cć ( Fig . 70 ) ; 14 ) The Exchange of the two
Brides : i . e . Anna of Austria , Infanta of Spain , and the Princess Elisabeth of
France ...
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