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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Archduke Albrecht had founded at Brussels in honour of St. Ildefonso an aristocratic Brotherhood , to whom he had given an altar in his own church dedicated to " St. James . on the Kaltenberg " . The painter received a commission to ...
Archduke Albrecht had founded at Brussels in honour of St. Ildefonso an aristocratic Brotherhood , to whom he had given an altar in his own church dedicated to " St. James . on the Kaltenberg " . The painter received a commission to ...
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It was however mutually arranged that Rubens should pay in addition 4000 florins for the antique works and 2000 florins worth of Brussel tapestry . Carleton was particularly anxious that the artist himself should chose the latter ...
It was however mutually arranged that Rubens should pay in addition 4000 florins for the antique works and 2000 florins worth of Brussel tapestry . Carleton was particularly anxious that the artist himself should chose the latter ...
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... church of the Barefooted Friars ( Carmelites ) , but now in the Museum at Brussels , a work also completed entirely by himself . During the year 1617 was painted the picture in St.
... church of the Barefooted Friars ( Carmelites ) , but now in the Museum at Brussels , a work also completed entirely by himself . During the year 1617 was painted the picture in St.
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... of the Jesuits at Ghent , now in the Museum at Brussels : the Martyrdom of St. Lavinus . The subject is certainly a horrible one , but the painful subject is alleviated by the introduction of angels descending swiftly from heaven ...
... of the Jesuits at Ghent , now in the Museum at Brussels : the Martyrdom of St. Lavinus . The subject is certainly a horrible one , but the painful subject is alleviated by the introduction of angels descending swiftly from heaven ...
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proposal to make up the difference in value with Brussels tapestry , - mentioned the fact , that under the directions of certain noblemen , he himself had made some sketches for tapestry , then being executed in Brussels .
proposal to make up the difference in value with Brussels tapestry , - mentioned the fact , that under the directions of certain noblemen , he himself had made some sketches for tapestry , then being executed in Brussels .
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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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