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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 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 ...
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When however it was set up in its place , the light proved so unfavourable to it , that he resolved to replace it by another work . He therefore painted the three pictures L which are still to be seen over the high - 22.
When however it was set up in its place , the light proved so unfavourable to it , that he resolved to replace it by another work . He therefore painted the three pictures L which are still to be seen over the high - 22.
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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 ...
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 ...
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Light radiates from the Infant as it were illuminating the Kings , the oldest of whom is on his knees , whilst the second one , in the red mantle , stands behind him , and the third , a negro , gazes around with looks of curiosity .
Light radiates from the Infant as it were illuminating the Kings , the oldest of whom is on his knees , whilst the second one , in the red mantle , stands behind him , and the third , a negro , gazes around with looks of curiosity .
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... executed probably about the same time ; i . e , shortly before 1618. Here also a sudden catastrophe , against which no resistance seems to be possible is depicted with the utmost vigour . A sudden flash of light depriving the men of ...
... executed probably about the same time ; i . e , shortly before 1618. Here also a sudden catastrophe , against which no resistance seems to be possible is depicted with the utmost vigour . A sudden flash of light depriving the men of ...
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| 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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