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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... do our little children , who send their love and who — God knows long so much to see you . Written on the 1st of April at night between 12 and 1 o'clock . No longer sign yourself ' unworthy husband ' since I have forgiven you all .
... do our little children , who send their love and who — God knows long so much to see you . Written on the 1st of April at night between 12 and 1 o'clock . No longer sign yourself ' unworthy husband ' since I have forgiven you all .
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She makes no allusion to their sojourn at Siegen , and it can easily be understood why the family avoided speaking of it ; for there is no doubt that the loving mother tried to hide from her children those sad circumstances , which had ...
She makes no allusion to their sojourn at Siegen , and it can easily be understood why the family avoided speaking of it ; for there is no doubt that the loving mother tried to hide from her children those sad circumstances , which had ...
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Through the medium of a Mantuan nobleman , whose acquaintance he made in Venice he was invited to the court of Mantua during that same year . Among all the numerous art - loving princes of his time , Vincenzo Gonzaga ...
Through the medium of a Mantuan nobleman , whose acquaintance he made in Venice he was invited to the court of Mantua during that same year . Among all the numerous art - loving princes of his time , Vincenzo Gonzaga ...
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On one side we read the lines from Juvenal : “ Trust to the gods to care for us and our prosperity ; They love men better than they do themselves . ” On the other , the following from the same poet : “ Pray that in your healthy body may ...
On one side we read the lines from Juvenal : “ Trust to the gods to care for us and our prosperity ; They love men better than they do themselves . ” On the other , the following from the same poet : “ Pray that in your healthy body may ...
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The shoulders of the dead Christ , much foreshortened , rest against the knees of the Madonna , who , with loving care , closes the glazing eyes of her dead Son . His right arm is supported by Mary Magdalen , —the favourite female Saint ...
The shoulders of the dead Christ , much foreshortened , rest against the knees of the Madonna , who , with loving care , closes the glazing eyes of her dead Son . His right arm is supported by Mary Magdalen , —the favourite female Saint ...
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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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