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Page 9
His request was granted on condition ; that he should present himself before the municipality of Nassau whenever required to do so : and that he should never again enter the separate dominions of William of Oranje , nor dare to come ...
His request was granted on condition ; that he should present himself before the municipality of Nassau whenever required to do so : and that he should never again enter the separate dominions of William of Oranje , nor dare to come ...
Page 14
He availed himself therefore of the opportunity afforded him by the presence in the Eternal City of so artistically gifted a subject , with whom he no doubt became acquainted through Otho van Veen , to present to his titular church ...
He availed himself therefore of the opportunity afforded him by the presence in the Eternal City of so artistically gifted a subject , with whom he no doubt became acquainted through Otho van Veen , to present to his titular church ...
Page 18
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 ...
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 ...
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If such allegories have little interest for us at the present day , they were much appreciated at that time . To the same category belongs the effective piece of painting in the Pitti Gallery in Florence , which represents Mars tearing ...
If such allegories have little interest for us at the present day , they were much appreciated at that time . To the same category belongs the effective piece of painting in the Pitti Gallery in Florence , which represents Mars tearing ...
Page 34
... while the work was proceeding , 9 florins , 10 stübers were spent on wine for the master's pupils : and that , after the completion of the picture , 8 florins 10 stübers were paid for a pair of gloves as a present for his wife .
... while the work was proceeding , 9 florins , 10 stübers were spent on wine for the master's pupils : and that , after the completion of the picture , 8 florins 10 stübers were paid for a pair of gloves as a present for his wife .
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Rubens Added t.-p.: Monographs on artists ... IX 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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