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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After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co. , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 15. ) I suffer with the same pain that you are suffering . I believe that if these noble gentlemen could only see my tears they ...
After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co. , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 15. ) I suffer with the same pain that you are suffering . I believe that if these noble gentlemen could only see my tears they ...
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After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co. , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 16. ) soon showed themselves . At Antwerp the Art of painting was flourishing in spite of the fact that this town had become poor ...
After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co. , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 16. ) soon showed themselves . At Antwerp the Art of painting was flourishing in spite of the fact that this town had become poor ...
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After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co. , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 18. ) A perfect courtier , he was much esteemed by the Prince of Parma , whose court - painter he became .
After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co. , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 18. ) A perfect courtier , he was much esteemed by the Prince of Parma , whose court - painter he became .
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A portrait bust of a Young Man in the old Pinakothek at Munich also shows his method of executing portraits ( Fig . ... After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co. , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 18. ) ...
A portrait bust of a Young Man in the old Pinakothek at Munich also shows his method of executing portraits ( Fig . ... After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co. , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 18. ) ...
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In the year 1601 he was sent to Rome to copy some of the celebrated old masters . Whilst there he also received a commission from his own country . ... After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Cie .
In the year 1601 he was sent to Rome to copy some of the celebrated old masters . Whilst there he also received a commission from his own country . ... After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Cie .
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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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