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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In that city was residing , at that time , Anna of Saxony , wife of William of Orange , the great leader of the Dutch Rebellion . Rubens , introduced to this rather capricious and morbidly excitable princess by her legal adviser ...
In that city was residing , at that time , Anna of Saxony , wife of William of Orange , the great leader of the Dutch Rebellion . Rubens , introduced to this rather capricious and morbidly excitable princess by her legal adviser ...
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Maria Pypelincks , his injured wife , did her utmost to procure his pardon . Two letters of sympathy and consolation have come down to us , addressed by her to her imprisoned husband , bearing witness to her high - minded generosity ...
Maria Pypelincks , his injured wife , did her utmost to procure his pardon . Two letters of sympathy and consolation have come down to us , addressed by her to her imprisoned husband , 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 ...
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 ...
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It was here that , in the spring of the year 1573 , husband and wife met again for the first time after their heavy trials . During their stay in Siegen Frau Maria gave birth to two sons . The eldest Philip , - her fifth child , - born ...
It was here that , in the spring of the year 1573 , husband and wife met again for the first time after their heavy trials . During their stay in Siegen Frau Maria gave birth to two sons . The eldest Philip , - her fifth child , - born ...
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... Paris and New - York . ( To page 18. ) they were brought to England , only to be sold. 14 Rubens and his wife Isabella Brant, In the Pinakothek at Munich.
... Paris and New - York . ( To page 18. ) they were brought to England , only to be sold. 14 Rubens and his wife Isabella Brant, In the Pinakothek at Munich.
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| 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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