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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A perfect courtier , he was much esteemed by the Prince of Parma , whose court -
painter he became . He produced some rather clever works in imitation of the
then prevalent manneristic style of Italian art at that time . . In 1598 Peter Paul ...
A perfect courtier , he was much esteemed by the Prince of Parma , whose court -
painter he became . He produced some rather clever works in imitation of the
then prevalent manneristic style of Italian art at that time . . In 1598 Peter Paul ...
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... Venice where the works of the masters of glowing colour no doubt specially
attracted him . Through the medium of a Mantuan nobleman , whose
acquaintance he made in Venice he was invited to the court of Mantua during
that same year .
... Venice where the works of the masters of glowing colour no doubt specially
attracted him . Through the medium of a Mantuan nobleman , whose
acquaintance he made in Venice he was invited to the court of Mantua during
that same year .
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... Rubens treated his subject even more freely ; as for instance in his Triumph of
Julius Caesar in the National Gallery : a sketch intended to be a free
interpretation of a portion of the fine cartoons by Andrea Mantegna , now at
Hampton Court .
... Rubens treated his subject even more freely ; as for instance in his Triumph of
Julius Caesar in the National Gallery : a sketch intended to be a free
interpretation of a portion of the fine cartoons by Andrea Mantegna , now at
Hampton Court .
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Only a portion of the gifts , which included a carriage with seven Neapolitan
horses , could be delivered uninjured ; whilst the other part with the pictures
painted by Rubens for the Spanish court were entirely ruined through the rain .
Only a portion of the gifts , which included a carriage with seven Neapolitan
horses , could be delivered uninjured ; whilst the other part with the pictures
painted by Rubens for the Spanish court were entirely ruined through the rain .
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They therefore commissioned him to paint their portraits , and on the 23th of
September 1609 , they created him Court - painter , with all the prerogatives
attached to that title , and an annuity of £ 500 Flemish . Thus the painter was at
last ...
They therefore commissioned him to paint their portraits , and on the 23th of
September 1609 , they created him Court - painter , with all the prerogatives
attached to that title , and an annuity of £ 500 Flemish . Thus the painter was at
last ...
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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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