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 96
... Spinola , with whom the artist was on terms of personal friendship , although he once stated to a friend that " Spinola had no more comprehension of Art than a common domestic " . This portrait is now in the Gallery at Brunswick , where ...
... Spinola , with whom the artist was on terms of personal friendship , although he once stated to a friend that " Spinola had no more comprehension of Art than a common domestic " . This portrait is now in the Gallery at Brunswick , where ...
Page 101
... of the war , and would be con- tent to lay down their arms . . That is why the Marquis Spinola so firmly resolved either to capture Breda , or to bury his corpse and his honour in its defences " . It stands to reason that.
... of the war , and would be con- tent to lay down their arms . . That is why the Marquis Spinola so firmly resolved either to capture Breda , or to bury his corpse and his honour in its defences " . It stands to reason that.
Page 104
... Spinola he had exchanged with Gerbier , and occasionally also with the Duke of Buckingham himself , a lively correspondence with a view to bringing about an armistice between the King of Spain , the Kings of England and Denmark , and ...
... Spinola he had exchanged with Gerbier , and occasionally also with the Duke of Buckingham himself , a lively correspondence with a view to bringing about an armistice between the King of Spain , the Kings of England and Denmark , and ...
Page 111
... Spinola objected to them as securities for arriving at final terms . He desired to see the document authorizing Rubens to act for the King of Spain . The Spanish Ambassador , Don Diego de Mexia , who was expected at Brussels as a ...
... Spinola objected to them as securities for arriving at final terms . He desired to see the document authorizing Rubens to act for the King of Spain . The Spanish Ambassador , Don Diego de Mexia , who was expected at Brussels as a ...
Page 114
... Spinola went to Madrid in the beginning of 1628 , and in the month of March of that year wrote to Buckingham in connection with a letter from Spinola at Madrid , that " Philip IV . , who had no real confidence in France , would be very ...
... Spinola went to Madrid in the beginning of 1628 , and in the month of March of that year wrote to Buckingham in connection with a letter from Spinola at Madrid , that " Philip IV . , who had no real confidence in France , would be very ...
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