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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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 Spanish Netherlands . The title of Cardinal of the church of Sta .
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 Spanish Netherlands . The title of Cardinal of the church of Sta .
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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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now The fact that in 1607 the Archduke Albrecht requested the Duke of Mantua to
send back to him his own subject Peter Paul Rubens , then about 30 years of age
, - shows how famous the artist had then become . Gonzaga replied , however ...
now The fact that in 1607 the Archduke Albrecht requested the Duke of Mantua to
send back to him his own subject Peter Paul Rubens , then about 30 years of age
, - shows how famous the artist had then become . Gonzaga replied , however ...
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Hermann Knackfuss. Fig . 17 . Rubens intended to return at once back to Mantua
: but the Archduke Albrecht and the Infanta Isabella objected to the departure of
their celebrated subject . They therefore commissioned him to paint their portraits
...
Hermann Knackfuss. Fig . 17 . Rubens intended to return at once back to Mantua
: but the Archduke Albrecht and the Infanta Isabella objected to the departure of
their celebrated subject . They therefore commissioned him to paint their portraits
...
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Archduke Albrecht had founded at Brussels in honour of St. Ildefonso an
aristocratic Brotherhood , to whom he had given an altar in his own church
dedicated to “ St. James on the Kaltenberg " . The painter received a commission
to adorn this ...
Archduke Albrecht had founded at Brussels in honour of St. Ildefonso an
aristocratic Brotherhood , to whom he had given an altar in his own church
dedicated to “ St. James on the Kaltenberg " . The painter received a commission
to adorn this ...
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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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