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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On other occasions 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 ...
On other occasions 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 ...
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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 weather , for it rained uncessantly for twenty
days .
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 weather , for it rained uncessantly for twenty
days .
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... her grave , is however no longer to be found there . It was carried off by the
French to Grenoble . Rubens intended to return at once back to Mantua : 23
Perseus and Andromeda In the Berlin Museum.
... her grave , is however no longer to be found there . It was carried off by the
French to Grenoble . Rubens intended to return at once back to Mantua : 23
Perseus and Andromeda In the Berlin Museum.
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Hermann Knackfuss. Rubens intended to return at once back to Mantua : but the
Archduke Albrecht and the Infanta Isabella objected to the departure of their
celebrated subject . They therefore commissioned him to paint their portraits , and
on ...
Hermann Knackfuss. Rubens intended to return at once back to Mantua : but the
Archduke Albrecht and the Infanta Isabella objected to the departure of their
celebrated subject . They therefore commissioned him to paint their portraits , and
on ...
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Rubens received his first important commission from the town of Antwerp : and
painted for the Guildhall of that city the Adoration of the Magi , a large painting ,
brilliant in colour , which , however , did not long remain in the position intended
for ...
Rubens received his first important commission from the town of Antwerp : and
painted for the Guildhall of that city the Adoration of the Magi , a large painting ,
brilliant in colour , which , however , did not long remain in the position intended
for ...
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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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