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 pray that God will hear my petition ; so that they will spare and have mercy upon us ; for it is certain that , should I hear the news of your death , I should die myself of a broken heart . The words though of her Grace ” ( probably ...
I pray that God will hear my petition ; so that they will spare and have mercy upon us ; for it is certain that , should I hear the news of your death , I should die myself of a broken heart . The words though of her Grace ” ( probably ...
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... country since he had confessed his guilt Rubens ' life was forfeit : and , since his arrest had taken place in the territory of Nassau the count had the right to avenge his brother's honour by passing upon him sentence of death .
... country since he had confessed his guilt Rubens ' life was forfeit : and , since his arrest had taken place in the territory of Nassau the count had the right to avenge his brother's honour by passing upon him sentence of death .
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I pray that God will hear my petition ; so that they will spare and have mercy upon us ; for it is certain that , should I hear the news of your death , I should die myself of a broken heart . The words though of her Grace " ( probably ...
I pray that God will hear my petition ; so that they will spare and have mercy upon us ; for it is certain that , should I hear the news of your death , I should die myself of a broken heart . The words though of her Grace " ( probably ...
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Thou will'st not the death of a sinner , but rather that he should be converted and live . Pour into the hearts of these noble gentlemen , whom we have so deeply offended , the spirit of thy mercy , that we may soon be delivered from ...
Thou will'st not the death of a sinner , but rather that he should be converted and live . Pour into the hearts of these noble gentlemen , whom we have so deeply offended , the spirit of thy mercy , that we may soon be delivered from ...
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After the death of Johann Rubens his widow in June 1587 at length obtained permission to return to Antwerp with her childern , which she did during the following year . It was there that her son Peter Paul received his scientific ...
After the death of Johann Rubens his widow in June 1587 at length obtained permission to return to Antwerp with her childern , which she did during the following year . It was there that her son Peter Paul received his scientific ...
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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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