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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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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Whilst there he also received a commission from his own country . Archduke
Albrecht of Austria , who had married Isabella , daughter of Philip II . of Spain ,
had just before the death of that monarch in 1598 been appointed Governor of
the ...
Whilst there he also received a commission from his own country . Archduke
Albrecht of Austria , who had married Isabella , daughter of Philip II . of Spain ,
had just before the death of that monarch in 1598 been appointed Governor of
the ...
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Only a portion of the gifts , which included a carriage with seven Neapolitan
horses , could be delivered uninjured ; whilst the other part with the pictures
painted by Rubens for the Spanish court were entirely ruined through the rain .
Only a portion of the gifts , which included a carriage with seven Neapolitan
horses , could be delivered uninjured ; whilst the other part with the pictures
painted by Rubens for the Spanish court were entirely ruined through the rain .
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Whilst in Milan on his return from Genoa and also when on his way to Spain ,
Rubens made careful drawings from Leonardo's “ Battle of Anghiari ” and from
the celebrated Cena , both of which are preserved in the Louvre . It is also
probable ...
Whilst in Milan on his return from Genoa and also when on his way to Spain ,
Rubens made careful drawings from Leonardo's “ Battle of Anghiari ” and from
the celebrated Cena , both of which are preserved in the Louvre . It is also
probable ...
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Two portrais of him by Peter - Paul exist , one of which is in the Pinakothek at
Munich ; whilst the other representing both brothers with the celebrated Justus
Lipsius . 1 1 1 Fig . 19 . 1 1 and Hugo Grotius , is in the Pitti Palace at Florence .
Two portrais of him by Peter - Paul exist , one of which is in the Pinakothek at
Munich ; whilst the other representing both brothers with the celebrated Justus
Lipsius . 1 1 1 Fig . 19 . 1 1 and Hugo Grotius , is in the Pitti Palace at Florence .
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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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