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 104
... Gerbier and making proposals with the object of securing peace for his country . One passage from the report of these negotiations fully illustrates the master's point of view : " Mr. Rubens , " says the writer therein ( probably Gerbier ...
... Gerbier and making proposals with the object of securing peace for his country . One passage from the report of these negotiations fully illustrates the master's point of view : " Mr. Rubens , " says the writer therein ( probably Gerbier ...
Page 109
... Gerbier , dated May 1627 , in which proper names are indicated by numbers only , and which he desires his correspondents to show to Bucking- ham alone and then to burn immediately . Therein he writes that he hopes great things from ...
... Gerbier , dated May 1627 , in which proper names are indicated by numbers only , and which he desires his correspondents to show to Bucking- ham alone and then to burn immediately . Therein he writes that he hopes great things from ...
Page 110
... Gerbier came over immediately with Carleton to the Hague and before May , Rubens received a passport enabling him to travel without any hindrance to Holland , accompanied by a train of servants and baggage , with the alleged object of ...
... Gerbier came over immediately with Carleton to the Hague and before May , Rubens received a passport enabling him to travel without any hindrance to Holland , accompanied by a train of servants and baggage , with the alleged object of ...
Page 112
... passion rather than by reason . " In spite of the strenuous efforts of the Belgian Court to bring about Peace , the whole matter seemed to collapse , and Gerbier was recalled to England . 10 e nd Fig . 92. THE ARTIST'S SONS ,. 112.
... passion rather than by reason . " In spite of the strenuous efforts of the Belgian Court to bring about Peace , the whole matter seemed to collapse , and Gerbier was recalled to England . 10 e nd Fig . 92. THE ARTIST'S SONS ,. 112.
Page 132
... Gerbier's words , he was " not at all a suitable object for calumny " : and they even asserted that he had painted some tapestries for the Prince of Orange representing the King of Spain and his subjects in a most objectionable manner ...
... Gerbier's words , he was " not at all a suitable object for calumny " : and they even asserted that he had painted some tapestries for the Prince of Orange representing the King of Spain and his subjects in a most objectionable manner ...
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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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