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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This painting , if tradition is to be believed , represents his mother ( Fig . 1 ) and
we may therefore conclude that it was painted before he went to Italy . A lengthy
stay in Italy was regarded at that time as an indispensable factor in the education
...
This painting , if tradition is to be believed , represents his mother ( Fig . 1 ) and
we may therefore conclude that it was painted before he went to Italy . A lengthy
stay in Italy was regarded at that time as an indispensable factor in the education
...
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with a salary of 400 ducats per annum : and we know that Rubens painted for him
a number of fine portraits , besides various other pictures . In the year 1601 he
was sent to Rome to copy some of the celebrated old masters . Whilst there he ...
with a salary of 400 ducats per annum : and we know that Rubens painted for him
a number of fine portraits , besides various other pictures . In the year 1601 he
was sent to Rome to copy some of the celebrated old masters . Whilst there he ...
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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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For the Jesuit - church ( St. Ambrogio ) at Genoa he painted – it is uncertain when
- two altarpieces : the Circumcision and St. Ignatius healing a Demoniac and
restoring to life Dead Children . This latter , which is very large , is a splendid
work .
For the Jesuit - church ( St. Ambrogio ) at Genoa he painted – it is uncertain when
- two altarpieces : the Circumcision and St. Ignatius healing a Demoniac and
restoring to life Dead Children . This latter , which is very large , is a splendid
work .
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... both of which are preserved in the Louvre . It is also probable that he painted in
the same city , in order to rival Leonardo , the Lord's Supper which is now in the
Brera Collection . now The fact that in 1607 the Archduke Albrecht requested.
... both of which are preserved in the Louvre . It is also probable that he painted in
the same city , in order to rival Leonardo , the Lord's Supper which is now in the
Brera Collection . now The fact that in 1607 the Archduke Albrecht requested.
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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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