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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According to the law of the country since he had confessed his guilt Rubens ' life
was forfeit : and , since his arrest had taken place in the territory of Nassau the
count had the right to avenge his brother's honour by passing upon him sentence
...
According to the law of the country since he had confessed his guilt Rubens ' life
was forfeit : and , since his arrest had taken place in the territory of Nassau the
count had the right to avenge his brother's honour by passing upon him sentence
...
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... may be , according to the description given of it , identified with the fine picture
now in the Hermitage at St. Petersburg , sometimes designated as the Tiber ,
sometimes , - on account of the tiger depicted on one side - also as the Tigris .
... may be , according to the description given of it , identified with the fine picture
now in the Hermitage at St. Petersburg , sometimes designated as the Tiber ,
sometimes , - on account of the tiger depicted on one side - also as the Tigris .
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according. to. tradition. ,. Rubens. had. completed. the. St. Ildefonso. altar - piece ,
he executed another work for the Walpurgis - church at Antwerp . This is the
celebrated Elevation of the Cross , now in the transept of the cathedral at Antwerp
.
according. to. tradition. ,. Rubens. had. completed. the. St. Ildefonso. altar - piece ,
he executed another work for the Walpurgis - church at Antwerp . This is the
celebrated Elevation of the Cross , now in the transept of the cathedral at Antwerp
.
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According to one of his biographers his house was regulated with the strictness
almost of a convent . Rubens painted in 1612 a picture of the Resurrection , with
figures of Saints and Angels on the side wings , for his friend Balthasar Moretus .
According to one of his biographers his house was regulated with the strictness
almost of a convent . Rubens painted in 1612 a picture of the Resurrection , with
figures of Saints and Angels on the side wings , for his friend Balthasar Moretus .
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... although in the former painting we may trace as his own work the rejoicing
angels ( Fig . 44 ) . According to an old tradition Rubens estimated the price of his
works according to the time spent over them . He reckoned about 100 florins a
day ...
... although in the former painting we may trace as his own work the rejoicing
angels ( Fig . 44 ) . According to an old tradition Rubens estimated the price of his
works according to the time spent over them . He reckoned about 100 florins a
day ...
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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 | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 3 Mar 2009 |
| Length | 168 pages |
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