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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Without having even seen them Rubens 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 ...
Without having even seen them Rubens 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 ...
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It was in 1621 that he received a commission which , as regards variety and size ,
left nothing to be 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 ...
It was in 1621 that he received a commission which , as regards variety and size ,
left nothing to be 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 ...
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Lycian peasants who had maliciously defiled the water , wherewith she 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 landscapepainter ,
who ...
Lycian peasants who had maliciously defiled the water , wherewith she 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 landscapepainter ,
who ...
Page 104
No sooner had Buckingham made the acquaintance of the muchcourted Dutch
painter , for whom he always subsequently entertained a great regard , than he
desired to have his portrait painted by him . Rubens executed the grand
equestrian ...
No sooner had Buckingham made the acquaintance of the muchcourted Dutch
painter , for whom he always subsequently entertained a great regard , than he
desired to have his portrait painted by him . Rubens executed the grand
equestrian ...
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... for the English Ambassador seemed dissatisfied with the verbal assurances of
the Infanta Isabella , and the Marquis Spinola objected to them as securities for
arriving at final terms . He desired to see the document authorizing Rubens to act
...
... for the English Ambassador seemed dissatisfied with the verbal assurances of
the Infanta Isabella , and the Marquis Spinola objected to them as securities for
arriving at final terms . He desired to see the document authorizing Rubens to act
...
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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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