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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Two letters of sympathy and consolation have come down to us , addressed by her to her imprisoned husband , bearing witness to her high - minded generosity : " I am more than glad , ” she writes to him , " that , touched by my ...
Two letters of sympathy and consolation have come down to us , addressed by her to her imprisoned husband , bearing witness to her high - minded generosity : " I am more than glad , ” she writes to him , " that , touched by my ...
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The end of the letter runs thus : “ Now I recommend you to the Lord , for I can write no more , and I beg of you , not to anticipate the worst : for that will anyFig . 3. PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG MAN . how come soon enough .
The end of the letter runs thus : “ Now I recommend you to the Lord , for I can write no more , and I beg of you , not to anticipate the worst : for that will anyFig . 3. PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG MAN . how come soon enough .
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These letters dating from the year 1618 , a great number of which have been published , are invaluable for the comprehension of his character and his inner life . Through them we are enabled to admire his extensive knowledge ...
These letters dating from the year 1618 , a great number of which have been published , are invaluable for the comprehension of his character and his inner life . Through them we are enabled to admire his extensive knowledge ...
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Rubens mentions in the letter , in which he consents to this proposition that he had that year spent several thousand florins on his house and that consequently would have much preferred to pay entirely with pictures ; “ since everyone ...
Rubens mentions in the letter , in which he consents to this proposition that he had that year spent several thousand florins on his house and that consequently would have much preferred to pay entirely with pictures ; “ since everyone ...
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There still exists a letter from him , addressed to Paris . It is without date , so that we do not know whether it refers to his first visit there , or to a second , which he undertook in order to finish the paintings : or perhaps to a ...
There still exists a letter from him , addressed to Paris . It is without date , so that we do not know whether it refers to his first visit there , or to a second , which he undertook in order to finish the paintings : or perhaps to a ...
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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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