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 ” .
Page 34
In 1776 the Empress Maria Theresa , through the medium of her ambassador ,
Prince Starkenberg , bought them for 14,000 forins , 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 forins , 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 the
...
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 the
...
Page 64
... of the Holy Intercessors . 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.
... of the Holy Intercessors . 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.
Page 86
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
painted ...
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
painted ...
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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 University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 21 Nov 2008 |
| Length | 168 pages |
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