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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Returning to his native country , on the 29th November 1561 he married a merchant's daughter named Maria Pypelincks . In 1562 he was appointed an Assessor , an office which he held for five years , during the period of Revolution ...
Returning to his native country , on the 29th November 1561 he married a merchant's daughter named Maria Pypelincks . In 1562 he was appointed an Assessor , an office which he held for five years , during the period of Revolution ...
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Maria Pypelincks , his injured wife , did her utmost to procure his pardon . Two letters of sym- pathy and consolation have come down to us , addressed by her to her imprisoned hus- band , bearing witness to her high - minded generosity ...
Maria Pypelincks , his injured wife , did her utmost to procure his pardon . Two letters of sym- pathy and consolation have come down to us , addressed by her to her imprisoned hus- band , bearing witness to her high - minded generosity ...
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Your faithful wife Maria Ruebens . " 1 ) The noble sentiments of the mother are reflected in the superior bearing and noble mind , which later on distinguished the famous son . After the generous woman had vainly tried for two years by ...
Your faithful wife Maria Ruebens . " 1 ) The noble sentiments of the mother are reflected in the superior bearing and noble mind , which later on distinguished the famous son . After the generous woman had vainly tried for two years by ...
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During their stay in Siegen Frau Maria gave birth to two sons . The eldest Philip , - her fifth child , - born in 1574 , later on be- came one of the civic authorities at Antwerp , where he made a name for himself ; whilst the other ...
During their stay in Siegen Frau Maria gave birth to two sons . The eldest Philip , - her fifth child , - born in 1574 , later on be- came one of the civic authorities at Antwerp , where he made a name for himself ; whilst the other ...
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In 1776 the Empress Maria Theresa , through the medium of her ambassador , Prince Starkenberg , bought them for 14,000 florins , 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 florins , whereby this masterpiece came to Vienna and found a place of honour the following year in the Belvedere ...
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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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