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But neither Cologne nor her rival, Antwerp, can support their claim to the honour
of having given birth to the Flemish artist-prince. Incontestible facts now prove
that this event occurred in the little town of Siegen in Westphalia. The ancestors
of ...
But neither Cologne nor her rival, Antwerp, can support their claim to the honour
of having given birth to the Flemish artist-prince. Incontestible facts now prove
that this event occurred in the little town of Siegen in Westphalia. The ancestors
of ...
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The eldest Philip, — her fifth child,-born in 1574, later on became one of the civic
authorities at Antwerp, where he made a name for himself; whilst the other, who
first saw the light on the 29" of June 1577, on account of the date of his birth, ...
The eldest Philip, — her fifth child,-born in 1574, later on became one of the civic
authorities at Antwerp, where he made a name for himself; whilst the other, who
first saw the light on the 29" of June 1577, on account of the date of his birth, ...
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After the death of Johann Rubens his widow in June 1587 at length obtained
permission to return to Antwerp with her childern, which she did during the
following year. It was there that her son Peter Paul received his scientisic
education in the ...
After the death of Johann Rubens his widow in June 1587 at length obtained
permission to return to Antwerp with her childern, which she did during the
following year. It was there that her son Peter Paul received his scientisic
education in the ...
Page 11
At Antwerp the Art of painting was flourishing in spite of the fact that this town had
become poor and desolate owing to its siege by the Prince of Parma. Indeed it
seemed as if that unhappy city had sought solace for the loss of her liberty in the
...
At Antwerp the Art of painting was flourishing in spite of the fact that this town had
become poor and desolate owing to its siege by the Prince of Parma. Indeed it
seemed as if that unhappy city had sought solace for the loss of her liberty in the
...
Page 12
We do not know however much about his early work; although the Holy Trinity in
the Museum at Antwerp is generally regarded as one of his first paintings. It
represents the Dead Christ, supported by two angels and holding the symbols of
his ...
We do not know however much about his early work; although the Holy Trinity in
the Museum at Antwerp is generally regarded as one of his first paintings. It
represents the Dead Christ, supported by two angels and holding the symbols of
his ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Rubens Monographs on artists ... IX |
| Author | Hermann Knackfuss |
| Translated by | Luise Marie Schwaab Richter |
| Publisher | Velhagen & Klasing, 1904 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 3 Mar 2009 |
| Length | 168 pages |
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