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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But neither Cologne nor her rival , Antwerp , can support their claim to the honour
of having given birth to the Flemish artist - prince . Incontestible facts now prove
that this event occurred in the little town of Siegen in Westphalia . The ancestors ...
But neither Cologne nor her rival , Antwerp , can support their claim to the honour
of having given birth to the Flemish artist - prince . Incontestible facts now prove
that this event occurred in the little town of Siegen in Westphalia . The ancestors ...
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The words though of her Grace " ( probably the mother of the Orange princes ) “
which I have conveyed to you in another letter , still give me hope . ... I cannot
believe that we shall be so completely and so miserably separated . ... O God !
may ...
The words though of her Grace " ( probably the mother of the Orange princes ) “
which I have conveyed to you in another letter , still give me hope . ... I cannot
believe that we shall be so completely and so miserably separated . ... O God !
may ...
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Johann Rubens therefore thought the time propitious to attain a free pardon from
the Prince of Orange , who moreover was happily married once more . He
supported in 1578 this petition by renouncing a part of the sum which , as we
have ...
Johann Rubens therefore thought the time propitious to attain a free pardon from
the Prince of Orange , who moreover was happily married once more . He
supported in 1578 this petition by renouncing a part of the sum which , as we
have ...
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At Antwerp the Art of painting was flourishing in spite of the fact that this town had
become poor and desolate owing to its siege by the Prince of Parma . Indeed it
seemed as if that unhappy city had sought solace for the loss of her liberty in the
...
At Antwerp the Art of painting was flourishing in spite of the fact that this town had
become poor and desolate owing to its siege by the Prince of Parma . Indeed it
seemed as if that unhappy city had sought solace for the loss of her liberty in the
...
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A perfect courtier , he was much esteemed by the Prince of Parma , whose court -
painter he became . He produced some rather clever works in imitation of the
then prevalent manneristic style of Italian art at that time . In 1598 Peter Paul ...
A perfect courtier , he was much esteemed by the Prince of Parma , whose court -
painter he became . He produced some rather clever works in imitation of the
then prevalent manneristic style of Italian art at that time . In 1598 Peter Paul ...
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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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