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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Page 10
And it was probably for this reason that Peter Paul Rubens thought himself
justified in stating : that he had passed the first 10 years of his life in Cologne . It is
therefore not to be wondered at , that for centuries Cologne was supposed to
have ...
And it was probably for this reason that Peter Paul Rubens thought himself
justified in stating : that he had passed the first 10 years of his life in Cologne . It is
therefore not to be wondered at , that for centuries Cologne was supposed to
have ...
Page 15
It stands to reason that Rubens during his Fig . 10 . PORTRAIT OF A
FRANCISCAN MONK In the Pinakothek at Munich . stay in Rome studied After a
photopraph from the original by Franz Hanfstäng ) , Munich . ( To page 18 . )
antique art as ...
It stands to reason that Rubens during his Fig . 10 . PORTRAIT OF A
FRANCISCAN MONK In the Pinakothek at Munich . stay in Rome studied After a
photopraph from the original by Franz Hanfstäng ) , Munich . ( To page 18 . )
antique art as ...
Page 72
... artistic taste to find fault for this reason with an otherwise so admirably
executed a painting . Rubens was commissioned to paint it for the Church of St .
Francis , by the major Nicolas Rockox with whom he was on terms of intimate
friendship .
... artistic taste to find fault for this reason with an otherwise so admirably
executed a painting . Rubens was commissioned to paint it for the Church of St .
Francis , by the major Nicolas Rockox with whom he was on terms of intimate
friendship .
Page 101
... to bury his corpse and his honour in its defences ” . It stands to reason that. IOI
Sketch for the picture “ The (udes at Paris.
... to bury his corpse and his honour in its defences ” . It stands to reason that. IOI
Sketch for the picture “ The (udes at Paris.
Page 102
It stands to reason that Rubens did not carry on these negotiations wholly on his
own account , but that he acted at the instigation of the Infanta Isabella . It is
certainly strange that this Princess should have confided such offices to the
painter .
It stands to reason that Rubens did not carry on these negotiations wholly on his
own account , but that he acted at the instigation of the Infanta Isabella . It is
certainly strange that this Princess should have confided such offices to the
painter .
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