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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But neither Cologne nor her rival , Antwerp , can support their claim to the honour of having given birth to the Flemish artist - prince . Incontestible facts now prove that this event occurred in the little town of Siegen in Westphalia ...
But neither Cologne nor her rival , Antwerp , can support their claim to the honour of having given birth to the Flemish artist - prince . Incontestible facts now prove that this event occurred in the little town of Siegen in Westphalia ...
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The eldest Philip , - her fifth child , - born in 1574 , later on be- came 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 eldest Philip , - her fifth child , - born in 1574 , later on be- came 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 ...
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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 Fig . 5. DEMOSTHENES , from a series of antique portrait - busts designed by Rubens .
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 Fig . 5. DEMOSTHENES , from a series of antique portrait - busts designed by Rubens .
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At Antwerp the Art of painting was flourishing in spite of the fact that this town had become poor and desolate owing to its siege by the Prince of Parma . Indeed it seemed as if that unhappy city had sought solace for the loss of her ...
At Antwerp the Art of painting was flourishing in spite of the fact that this town had become poor and desolate owing to its siege by the Prince of Parma . Indeed it seemed as if that unhappy city had sought solace for the loss of her ...
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We do not know however much about his early work ; although the Holy Trinity in the Museum at Antwerp is generally regarded as one of his first paintings . It represents the Dead Christ , supported by two angels and holding the symbols ...
We do not know however much about his early work ; although the Holy Trinity in the Museum at Antwerp is generally regarded as one of his first paintings . It represents the Dead Christ , supported by two angels and holding the symbols ...
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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 | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 24 Apr 2008 |
| Length | 168 pages |
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