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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... German , Latin , Spanish , French , Italian , and English . We know from
Balthasar Moretus , a celebrated printer of the time , that Rubens was esteemed
in his school as much for his intellectual qualities as for the amiability of his
character .
... German , Latin , Spanish , French , Italian , and English . We know from
Balthasar Moretus , a celebrated printer of the time , that Rubens was esteemed
in his school as much for his intellectual qualities as for the amiability of his
character .
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... a picture of the Resurrection , with figures of Saints and Angels on the side
wings , for his friend Balthasar Moretus . This work was intended to be placed
over the tomb of Moretus ' father in the Antwerp Cathedral , and it hangs there still
.
... a picture of the Resurrection , with figures of Saints and Angels on the side
wings , for his friend Balthasar Moretus . This work was intended to be placed
over the tomb of Moretus ' father in the Antwerp Cathedral , and it hangs there still
.
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It is possible , that this fine sketch was originally intended as a design for a
titlepage , such as in 1603 Rubens commenced making for the books published
by his friend , Balthasar Moretus . There were at that time a great many skilful ...
It is possible , that this fine sketch was originally intended as a design for a
titlepage , such as in 1603 Rubens commenced making for the books published
by his friend , Balthasar Moretus . There were at that time a great many skilful ...
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This seems very probable since he was wont to execute pictures of large
dimensions in a comparatively short time : and it is moreover confirmed by a letter
preserved at the Plantin - Moretus Museum at Antwerp , wherein Balthasar
Moretus ...
This seems very probable since he was wont to execute pictures of large
dimensions in a comparatively short time : and it is moreover confirmed by a letter
preserved at the Plantin - Moretus Museum at Antwerp , wherein Balthasar
Moretus ...
Page 124
From the letters of his friend Balthasar Moretus we may see that in course of time
he had become so shrewd a man of business , that he plainly and with much
practical sense regulated the size of a painting and the number of figures
according ...
From the letters of his friend Balthasar Moretus we may see that in course of time
he had become so shrewd a man of business , that he plainly and with much
practical sense regulated the size of a painting and the number of figures
according ...
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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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