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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Archduke Albrecht of Austria , who had married Isabella , daughter of Philip II . of Spain , had just before the death of that monarch in 1598 been appointed Governor of the Spanish Netherlands . The title of Cardinal of the church of ...
Archduke Albrecht of Austria , who had married Isabella , daughter of Philip II . of Spain , had just before the death of that monarch in 1598 been appointed Governor of the Spanish Netherlands . The title of Cardinal of the church of ...
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In 1603 he was sent to Spain by the Duke of Mantua . 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 .
In 1603 he was sent to Spain by the Duke of Mantua . 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 .
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Whilst in Milan on his return from Genoa and also when on his way to Spain , Rubens made careful drawings from Leonardo's “ Battle oj Anghiari ” and from the celebrated Cena , both of which are preserved in the Louvre .
Whilst in Milan on his return from Genoa and also when on his way to Spain , Rubens made careful drawings from Leonardo's “ Battle oj Anghiari ” and from the celebrated Cena , both of which are preserved in the Louvre .
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... brilliant in colour , which , however , did not long remain in the position intended for it ; for in 1612 it was presented by the municipality to Count Oliva , in order to obtain his favour , who took it with him to Spain .
... brilliant in colour , which , however , did not long remain in the position intended for it ; for in 1612 it was presented by the municipality to Count Oliva , in order to obtain his favour , who took it with him to Spain .
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70 ) ; 14 ) The Exchange of the two Brides : i . e . Anna of Austria , Infanta of Spain , and the Princess Elisabeth of France ; 15 ) The Blessings of Maria de Medici's Reign ; 16 ) She makes over the Government to her son Louis XIII .
70 ) ; 14 ) The Exchange of the two Brides : i . e . Anna of Austria , Infanta of Spain , and the Princess Elisabeth of France ; 15 ) The Blessings of Maria de Medici's Reign ; 16 ) She makes over the Government to her son Louis XIII .
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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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