RubensVelhagen & Klasing, 1904 - 168 pages This 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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Page 56
... desired to acquire them , because , as he himself said , he was " mad on antiques " . Sir Dudley Carleton proposed to exchange his marbles for paintings by the master himself . This proposition the latter accepted most willingly and ...
... desired to acquire them , because , as he himself said , he was " mad on antiques " . Sir Dudley Carleton proposed to exchange his marbles for paintings by the master himself . This proposition the latter accepted most willingly and ...
Page 85
... desired . Maria de Medici , widow of Henry IV . of France , had returned to Paris after her reconciliation with her son Louis XIII . After taking up her residence in the new Luxembourg Palace , she resolved to adorn a vast gallery with ...
... desired . Maria de Medici , widow of Henry IV . of France , had returned to Paris after her reconciliation with her son Louis XIII . After taking up her residence in the new Luxembourg Palace , she resolved to adorn a vast gallery with ...
Page 99
... desired to quench her thirst ( Fig . 89 ) . The fine landscape in this picture is not by Rubens himself , but is probably by Lucas van Uden , a young landscape- painter , who placed his talents at the service of the great master ; as ...
... desired to quench her thirst ( Fig . 89 ) . The fine landscape in this picture is not by Rubens himself , but is probably by Lucas van Uden , a young landscape- painter , who placed his talents at the service of the great master ; as ...
Page 104
... desired to have his portrait painted by him . Rubens executed the grand equestrian painting , now in the Pitti Palace in Florence ; for which together with another portrait of the Duke , he received the princely present of an entire ...
... desired to have his portrait painted by him . Rubens executed the grand equestrian painting , now in the Pitti Palace in Florence ; for which together with another portrait of the Duke , he received the princely present of an entire ...
Page 111
... them as securities for arriving at final terms . He desired to see the document authorizing Rubens to act for the King of Spain . The Spanish Ambassador , Don Diego de Mexia , who was expected at Brussels as a Messiah , did. II1.
... them as securities for arriving at final terms . He desired to see the document authorizing Rubens to act for the King of Spain . The Spanish Ambassador , Don Diego de Mexia , who was expected at Brussels as a Messiah , did. II1.
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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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