RubensVelhagen & Klasing, 1904 - 168 pages This 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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Page 25
... concluded in 1609 , gave peace at length . to the sorely tried Netherlands . The true cultivation of Art now commenced and no longer met with opposition ; wherefore the industrious. ( To page 34. ) In the Pinakothek at Munich . ( To page 37 ...
... concluded in 1609 , gave peace at length . to the sorely tried Netherlands . The true cultivation of Art now commenced and no longer met with opposition ; wherefore the industrious. ( To page 34. ) In the Pinakothek at Munich . ( To page 37 ...
Page 80
... peace came to an end in 1620. Religious warfare had broken out again in Germany , and the first battle had been decided in favour of the Emperor and the Catholics . The world was anxious to see the likeness of the so- called Victor of ...
... peace came to an end in 1620. Religious warfare had broken out again in Germany , and the first battle had been decided in favour of the Emperor and the Catholics . The world was anxious to see the likeness of the so- called Victor of ...
Page 86
... peaceful arrangement with him ; 19 ) The Conclusion of Peace ( Fig . 71 ) ; 20 ) Reconciliation between Maria de Medici and Louis XIII .; 21 ) Time at last unveils Truth . — When , in the summer of 1625 , this series of paintings was ...
... peaceful arrangement with him ; 19 ) The Conclusion of Peace ( Fig . 71 ) ; 20 ) Reconciliation between Maria de Medici and Louis XIII .; 21 ) Time at last unveils Truth . — When , in the summer of 1625 , this series of paintings was ...
Page 90
... Peace , where Her Ma- jesty , haressed fruitlessly by the demons of Envy and Hatred enters the Temple of Peace ( Fig . 71 ) . It is true that a great many of these allegories are conceived rather superficially ; but there are traits ...
... Peace , where Her Ma- jesty , haressed fruitlessly by the demons of Envy and Hatred enters the Temple of Peace ( Fig . 71 ) . It is true that a great many of these allegories are conceived rather superficially ; but there are traits ...
Page 101
... peace trans- action , 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 which , according to my modest opinion , shows that ...
... peace trans- action , 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 which , according to my modest opinion , shows that ...
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