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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The proposal of the Mantuan Ambassador that the pictures should be restored with the assistance of some Spanish painter , was firmly rejected by Rubens who declared , “ that he did not choose to be associated with any one else " .
The proposal of the Mantuan Ambassador that the pictures should be restored with the assistance of some Spanish painter , was firmly rejected by Rubens who declared , “ that he did not choose to be associated with any one else " .
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In 1776 the Empress Maria Theresa , through the medium of her ambassador , Prince Starkenberg , bought them for 14,000 florins , whereby this masterpiece came to Vienna and found a place of honour the following year in the Belvedere ...
In 1776 the Empress Maria Theresa , through the medium of her ambassador , Prince Starkenberg , bought them for 14,000 florins , whereby this masterpiece came to Vienna and found a place of honour the following year in the Belvedere ...
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This we learn from Rubens himself in his interesting correspondence with Sir Dudley Carleton , British Ambassador at the Hague . These letters dating from the year 1618 , a great number of which have been published , are invaluable for ...
This we learn from Rubens himself in his interesting correspondence with Sir Dudley Carleton , British Ambassador at the Hague . These letters dating from the year 1618 , a great number of which have been published , are invaluable for ...
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Whilst Rubens was in negociation with the English Ambassador at the Hague for the exchange of the antique marbles he , in reference to Carleton's proposal to make up the difference in value with Brussels 64 Charles de Longueval, ...
Whilst Rubens was in negociation with the English Ambassador at the Hague for the exchange of the antique marbles he , in reference to Carleton's proposal to make up the difference in value with Brussels 64 Charles de Longueval, ...
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The Belgian ambassador , Baron von Wicq , of whom the artist painted an excellent portrait , now in the Louvre ( Fig . 67 ) , and the Abbé Claude Magis of St. Ambrose , acted as agents . It was probably for this latter gentleman that he ...
The Belgian ambassador , Baron von Wicq , of whom the artist painted an excellent portrait , now in the Louvre ( Fig . 67 ) , and the Abbé Claude Magis of St. Ambrose , acted as agents . It was probably for this latter gentleman that he ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Rubens Volume 9 of Monographs on artists ... IX |
| Author | Hermann Knackfuss |
| Translated by | Luise Marie Schwab Richter |
| Publisher | Velhagen & Klasing, 1904 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 21 Nov 2008 |
| Length | 168 pages |
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