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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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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... again in Mantua , having carried out , not only the comMissions of the
Archduke , but also those of the Duke of Mantua . It stands to reason that Rubens
during his Fig . 10. PORTRAIT OF A FRANCISCAN MONK In the Pinakothek at
Munich .
... again in Mantua , having carried out , not only the comMissions of the
Archduke , but also those of the Duke of Mantua . It stands to reason that Rubens
during his Fig . 10. PORTRAIT OF A FRANCISCAN MONK In the Pinakothek at
Munich .
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THE DESCENT FROM THE Cross . In the Hermitage at St. Petersburg . After a
photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co. , Dornach , Paris and New
- York . ( To page 37. ) Rubens received his first important commission from the ...
THE DESCENT FROM THE Cross . In the Hermitage at St. Petersburg . After a
photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co. , Dornach , Paris and New
- York . ( To page 37. ) Rubens received his first important commission from the ...
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Rubens received his first important commission from the town of Antwerp : and
painted for the Guildhall of that city the Adoration of the Magi , a large painting ,
brilliant in colour , which , however , did not long remain in the position intended
for ...
Rubens received his first important commission from the town of Antwerp : and
painted for the Guildhall of that city the Adoration of the Magi , a large painting ,
brilliant in colour , which , however , did not long remain in the position intended
for ...
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An ever increasing number of commissions compelled the master to avail himself
of the help of his pupils in executing his pictures , especially in large
compositions and replicas : but he himself always put in the final touches ; thus
giving them ...
An ever increasing number of commissions compelled the master to avail himself
of the help of his pupils in executing his pictures , especially in large
compositions and replicas : but he himself always put in the final touches ; thus
giving them ...
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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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