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 9
... war against the Spanish Supre- macy . It was therefore only Fig . 4 . by sacrificing all but £ 120 of the security that. DEMOCRITOS , from a series of antique portrait - heads . Engraving by L. Vostermann . ( To page 16. ) ( To page 16. ).
... war against the Spanish Supre- macy . It was therefore only Fig . 4 . by sacrificing all but £ 120 of the security that. DEMOCRITOS , from a series of antique portrait - heads . Engraving by L. Vostermann . ( To page 16. ) ( To page 16. ).
Page 10
... Engraving by H. Witdoek . during the following year . It was there that her son Peter Paul received his scientific education in the so - called " Pfaffenschule " . He acquired a wide general knowledge and spoke fluently no less than ...
... Engraving by H. Witdoek . during the following year . It was there that her son Peter Paul received his scientific education in the so - called " Pfaffenschule " . He acquired a wide general knowledge and spoke fluently no less than ...
Page 23
... however no longer to be found there . It was carried off by the French to Grenoble . Fig . 17 . Rubens intended to return at once. Fig . 16. THE ELEVATION OF THE CROSS . THE ELEVATION OF THE CROSS . From an engraving by. 23.
... however no longer to be found there . It was carried off by the French to Grenoble . Fig . 17 . Rubens intended to return at once. Fig . 16. THE ELEVATION OF THE CROSS . THE ELEVATION OF THE CROSS . From an engraving by. 23.
Page 24
... numerous important works in Italy , his sojourn there can only be regarded Fig . 18. THE DESCENT FROM THE CROSS . In. THE ELEVATION OF THE CROSS . From an engraving by Witdoek . ( To page 34. ) ( To page 34. ) ST . CHRISTOPHORUS . In. 24.
... numerous important works in Italy , his sojourn there can only be regarded Fig . 18. THE DESCENT FROM THE CROSS . In. THE ELEVATION OF THE CROSS . From an engraving by Witdoek . ( To page 34. ) ( To page 34. ) ST . CHRISTOPHORUS . In. 24.
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... engraver , he had to reject hundreds of pupils , amongst whom were even acquaintances of his own and his wife's . His nephew Philip has given us interesting accounts of his habits and his daily life . He used to rise , summer and winter ...
... engraver , he had to reject hundreds of pupils , amongst whom were even acquaintances of his own and his wife's . His nephew Philip has given us interesting accounts of his habits and his daily life . He used to rise , summer and winter ...
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