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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... pay in addition 4000 florins for the antique works and 2000 florins worth of
Brussel tapestry . Carleton was particularly anxious that the artist himself should
chose the latter , wich were to be adorned with representations of figures , for him
.
... pay in addition 4000 florins for the antique works and 2000 florins worth of
Brussel tapestry . Carleton was particularly anxious that the artist himself should
chose the latter , wich were to be adorned with representations of figures , for him
.
Page 61
... church of the Barefooted Friars ( Carmelites ) , but now in the Museum at
Brussels , a work also completed entirely by himself . During the year 1617 was
painted the picture in St. 61 The Assumption of the Virgin In the Pinakothek at
Munich.
... church of the Barefooted Friars ( Carmelites ) , but now in the Museum at
Brussels , a work also completed entirely by himself . During the year 1617 was
painted the picture in St. 61 The Assumption of the Virgin In the Pinakothek at
Munich.
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proposal to make up the difference in value with Brussels tapestry , — mentioned
the fact , that under the directions of certain noblemen , he himself had made
some sketches for tapestry , then being executed in Brussels . A fortnight later ,
he ...
proposal to make up the difference in value with Brussels tapestry , — mentioned
the fact , that under the directions of certain noblemen , he himself had made
some sketches for tapestry , then being executed in Brussels . A fortnight later ,
he ...
Page 84
With reference to the pictures ordered by the Prince of Wales , he writes on the
13th of September 1621 to W . Trumbull , the English consul at Brussels , “ I
wished that the painting for the Gallery of H . R . H . the Prince of Wales were of
larger ...
With reference to the pictures ordered by the Prince of Wales , he writes on the
13th of September 1621 to W . Trumbull , the English consul at Brussels , “ I
wished that the painting for the Gallery of H . R . H . the Prince of Wales were of
larger ...
Page 101
There is a passage in a letter dated Oct . 13 , 1624 from the English Ambassador
at Brussels , William Trumball , which shows that influential persons seemed to
give great weight to the efforts exercised in that direction by so distinguished and
...
There is a passage in a letter dated Oct . 13 , 1624 from the English Ambassador
at Brussels , William Trumball , which shows that influential persons seemed to
give great weight to the efforts exercised in that direction by so distinguished and
...
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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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