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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Page 98
In Munich there is a Death of Seneca , a gloomy composition in accordance with
the spirit of the subject , and at Buckingham Palace a Pythagoras lecturing to his
pupils . Besides these scenes taken from profane History , there are also some ...
In Munich there is a Death of Seneca , a gloomy composition in accordance with
the spirit of the subject , and at Buckingham Palace a Pythagoras lecturing to his
pupils . Besides these scenes taken from profane History , there are also some ...
Page 103
It was at the court of Maria de Medici and through the acquaintanceship made
there with the Duke of Buckingham that first inspired Rubens with the desire to
occupy himself seriously , and not merely occasionally , with the entangled
threads of ...
It was at the court of Maria de Medici and through the acquaintanceship made
there with the Duke of Buckingham that first inspired Rubens with the desire to
occupy himself seriously , and not merely occasionally , with the entangled
threads of ...
Page 104
No sooner had Buckingham made the acquaintance of the muchcourted Dutch
painter , for whom he always subsequently entertained a great regard , than he
desired to have his portrait painted by him . Rubens executed the grand
equestrian ...
No sooner had Buckingham made the acquaintance of the muchcourted Dutch
painter , for whom he always subsequently entertained a great regard , than he
desired to have his portrait painted by him . Rubens executed the grand
equestrian ...
Page 108
In the autumn of 1625 , when the Duke of Buckingham in the name of Charles I .
had come over to negotiate with the United Provinces of the Netherlands , he had
seen in Antwerp Rubens ' splendid Collection of Art , and had expressed a wish ...
In the autumn of 1625 , when the Duke of Buckingham in the name of Charles I .
had come over to negotiate with the United Provinces of the Netherlands , he had
seen in Antwerp Rubens ' splendid Collection of Art , and had expressed a wish ...
Page 109
He had very much at heart the completion of that " beautiful masterwork ” as he
described it in a letter to Buckingham , the Reconciliation between Spain and
England . After a conference at Brussels with the Abate della Scaglia ,
Ambassador ...
He had very much at heart the completion of that " beautiful masterwork ” as he
described it in a letter to Buckingham , the Reconciliation between Spain and
England . After a conference at Brussels with the Abate della Scaglia ,
Ambassador ...
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