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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... his own country that he really discovered his talent and entered upon that
period of his life during which he achieved his immortal fame . An armistice of
twelve years , concluded in 1609 , gave peace at length to the sorely tried
Netherlands .
... his own country that he really discovered his talent and entered upon that
period of his life during which he achieved his immortal fame . An armistice of
twelve years , concluded in 1609 , gave peace at length to the sorely tried
Netherlands .
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Behind the Countess ' chair , and rather in the background , we may see the Earl
of Arundel himself ( Fig . 63 ) . The armistice during which the Netherlands
enjoyed the blessings of peace came to an end in 1620. Religious warfare had
broken ...
Behind the Countess ' chair , and rather in the background , we may see the Earl
of Arundel himself ( Fig . 63 ) . The armistice during which the Netherlands
enjoyed the blessings of peace came to an end in 1620. Religious warfare had
broken ...
Page 86
... She retires to Blois ; 18 ) She resolves to end her disputes with her son and to
come to a peaceful arrangement with him ; 19 ) The Conclusion of Peace ( Fig .
71 ) ; 20 ) Reconciliation between Maria de Medici and Louis XIII .; 21 ) Time at ...
... She retires to Blois ; 18 ) She resolves to end her disputes with her son and to
come to a peaceful arrangement with him ; 19 ) The Conclusion of Peace ( Fig .
71 ) ; 20 ) Reconciliation between Maria de Medici and Louis XIII .; 21 ) Time at ...
Page 90
... in spite of the others who occupy so much of the surrounding space . This is
specially evident in the Conclusion of Peace , where Her Majesty , haressed
fruitlessly by the demons of Envy and Hatred enters the Temple of Peace ( Fig.71
) .
... in spite of the others who occupy so much of the surrounding space . This is
specially evident in the Conclusion of Peace , where Her Majesty , haressed
fruitlessly by the demons of Envy and Hatred enters the Temple of Peace ( Fig.71
) .
Page 101
First of all I would wish to mention a secret armistice and peace transaction ,
directed by Peter Paul Rubens , the celebrated painter , between the United
Provinces and those which still belong to the dominions of the King of Spain . A
proof ...
First of all I would wish to mention a secret armistice and peace transaction ,
directed by Peter Paul Rubens , the celebrated painter , between the United
Provinces and those which still belong to the dominions of the King of Spain . A
proof ...
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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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