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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
of ...
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
of ...
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The former is in the picture Gallery of the Capitol: the latter, which was painted for
Prince Chigi, 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
...
The former is in the picture Gallery of the Capitol: the latter, which was painted for
Prince Chigi, 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
...
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In 16Io when, 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 ...
In 16Io when, 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 ...
Page 39
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.
Page 56
... 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 IOO florins a
day for ...
... 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 IOO florins a
day for ...
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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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