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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I shall continually pray for you ; and so also do our little children , who send their
love and who — God knows – long so much to see you . Written on the 1st of
April at night between 12 and 1 o'clock . No longer sign yourself ' unworthy
husband ...
I shall continually pray for you ; and so also do our little children , who send their
love and who — God knows – long so much to see you . Written on the 1st of
April at night between 12 and 1 o'clock . No longer sign yourself ' unworthy
husband ...
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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 29th of June 1577 , on account of the date of his ...
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 29th of June 1577 , on account of the date of his ...
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She makes no allusion to their sojourn at Siegen , and it can easily be
understood why the family avoided speaking of it ; for there is no doubt that the
loving mother tried to hide from her children those sad circumstances , which had
caused ...
She makes no allusion to their sojourn at Siegen , and it can easily be
understood why the family avoided speaking of it ; for there is no doubt that the
loving mother tried to hide from her children those sad circumstances , which had
caused ...
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For the Jesuit - church ( St. Ambrogio ) at Genoa he painted – it is uncertain when
- two altarpieces : the Circumcision and St. Ignatius healing a Demoniac and
restoring to life Dead Children . This latter , which is very large , is a splendid
work .
For the Jesuit - church ( St. Ambrogio ) at Genoa he painted – it is uncertain when
- two altarpieces : the Circumcision and St. Ignatius healing a Demoniac and
restoring to life Dead Children . This latter , which is very large , is a splendid
work .
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Virgin - Saints stand on cither side of the throne as ladies in waiting , whilst in a
flood of light child - angels joyously hover around it . In the two wings the
Archduke and his Archduchess on their knees , clad in royal robes , and with their
Patrons ...
Virgin - Saints stand on cither side of the throne as ladies in waiting , whilst in a
flood of light child - angels joyously hover around it . In the two wings the
Archduke and his Archduchess on their knees , clad in royal robes , and with their
Patrons ...
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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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