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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His request was granted on condition ; that he should present himself before the
municipality of Nassau whenever required to do so : and that he should never
again enter the separate dominions of William of Oranje , nor dare to come into
his ...
His request was granted on condition ; that he should present himself before the
municipality of Nassau whenever required to do so : and that he should never
again enter the separate dominions of William of Oranje , nor dare to come into
his ...
Page 14
He availed himself therefore of the opportunity afforded him by the presence in
the Eternal City of so artistically gifted a subject , with whom he no doubt became
acquainted through Otho van Veen , to present to his titular church three altar ...
He availed himself therefore of the opportunity afforded him by the presence in
the Eternal City of so artistically gifted a subject , with whom he no doubt became
acquainted through Otho van Veen , to present to his titular church three altar ...
Page 18
It seems that he considered the artist the fittest personage to deliver certain
presents intended for King Philip III . and his minister the Duke of Lerma . The
voyage was not favoured with fine weather , for it rained uncessantly for twenty
days .
It seems that he considered the artist the fittest personage to deliver certain
presents intended for King Philip III . and his minister the Duke of Lerma . The
voyage was not favoured with fine weather , for it rained uncessantly for twenty
days .
Page 22
If such allegories have little interest for us at the present day , they were much
appreciated at that time . To the same category belongs the effective piece of
painting in the Pitti Gallery in Florence , which represents Mars tearing himself
from the ...
If such allegories have little interest for us at the present day , they were much
appreciated at that time . To the same category belongs the effective piece of
painting in the Pitti Gallery in Florence , which represents Mars tearing himself
from the ...
Page 34
... were paid for a pair of gloves as a present for his wife . Rubens ' Descent from
the Cross is a well known and much admired picture . The dead Christ lowered in
a white sheet is surrounded by His disciples and friends , who support His body ...
... were paid for a pair of gloves as a present for his wife . Rubens ' Descent from
the Cross is a well known and much admired picture . The dead Christ lowered in
a white sheet is surrounded by His disciples and friends , who support His body ...
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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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