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 118
... true to life — of the aged Maria de Medici , still in the Louvre ( Fig . 97 ) . This
Queen had a fresh commission for him , for , as a complement to the incidents of
her own life 118 Helena Fourment and her eldest Son In the Pinakothek at
Munich.
... true to life — of the aged Maria de Medici , still in the Louvre ( Fig . 97 ) . This
Queen had a fresh commission for him , for , as a complement to the incidents of
her own life 118 Helena Fourment and her eldest Son In the Pinakothek at
Munich.
Page 120
... the boat when passing under London Bridge capsized and he was drowned . It
has sometimes been suggested that Rubens himself had on this occasion
narrowly escaped drowning ; but in the letter of Lord Fig . 98 . Helena
FOURMENT AS ...
... the boat when passing under London Bridge capsized and he was drowned . It
has sometimes been suggested that Rubens himself had on this occasion
narrowly escaped drowning ; but in the letter of Lord Fig . 98 . Helena
FOURMENT AS ...
Page 121
Helena FOURMENT AS A BRIDE . In the Pinakothek at Munich . After a
photograph from the original by Franz Hanfstäng ) , Munich . ( To page 124 . )
Dorchester relating to an English politician this incident , there. Helena Fourment
as a Bride ...
Helena FOURMENT AS A BRIDE . In the Pinakothek at Munich . After a
photograph from the original by Franz Hanfstäng ) , Munich . ( To page 124 . )
Dorchester relating to an English politician this incident , there. Helena Fourment
as a Bride ...
Page 124
On the 6th of December 1630 Peter Paul Rubens was married to Helena
Fourment in St . James ' Church at Antwerp . He was fifty - three years of age ,
whilst his bride , the daughter of a family of merchants and related to his first wife ,
was only ...
On the 6th of December 1630 Peter Paul Rubens was married to Helena
Fourment in St . James ' Church at Antwerp . He was fifty - three years of age ,
whilst his bride , the daughter of a family of merchants and related to his first wife ,
was only ...
Page 126
... as were held by Roman Emperors , wherein to the sound of trumpets of victory ,
women and children come forth with joy , to meet the King and hail him not only
as victor but also as liberator . In Fig . 102 . Helena FOURMENT . From the van.
... as were held by Roman Emperors , wherein to the sound of trumpets of victory ,
women and children come forth with joy , to meet the King and hail him not only
as victor but also as liberator . In Fig . 102 . Helena FOURMENT . From the van.
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