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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... then Duke of Mantua , was perhaps the most zealous . He appointed the young
Fleming his court - painter S uall NEJHJIR U MIISLAMU 125 Fig . 8 . HEAD OF A
BISHOP . In the Dresden Gallery . After a photograph from the original by Braun ...
... then Duke of Mantua , was perhaps the most zealous . He appointed the young
Fleming his court - painter S uall NEJHJIR U MIISLAMU 125 Fig . 8 . HEAD OF A
BISHOP . In the Dresden Gallery . After a photograph from the original by Braun ...
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... power for which he remained unrivalled throughout his artistic career . From
the 20th of April 1602 we find him back again in Mantua , having carried out , not
only the commissions of the Archduke , but also those of the Duke of Mantua .
... power for which he remained unrivalled throughout his artistic career . From
the 20th of April 1602 we find him back again in Mantua , having carried out , not
only the commissions of the Archduke , but also those of the Duke of Mantua .
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In 1603 he was sent to Spain by the Duke of Mantua . It seems that he considered
the artist the fittest personage to deliver certain presents intended for King Philip
III . and his minister the Duke of Lerma . The voyage was not favoured with fine ...
In 1603 he was sent to Spain by the Duke of Mantua . It seems that he considered
the artist the fittest personage to deliver certain presents intended for King Philip
III . and his minister the Duke of Lerma . The voyage was not favoured with fine ...
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The fact that in 1607 the Archduke Albrecht requested the Duke of Mantua to
send back to him his own subject Peter Paul Rubens , then about 30 years of age
, – shows how famous the artist had then become . Gonzaga replied , however ...
The fact that in 1607 the Archduke Albrecht requested the Duke of Mantua to
send back to him his own subject Peter Paul Rubens , then about 30 years of age
, – shows how famous the artist had then become . Gonzaga replied , however ...
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In the autumn of 1608 he received alarming accounts of the health of this beloved
parent : wherefore he at once took leave of the Duke of Mantua and travelled
back by the shortest route to Antwerp . But he arrived too late to find her alive : for
...
In the autumn of 1608 he received alarming accounts of the health of this beloved
parent : wherefore he at once took leave of the Duke of Mantua and travelled
back by the shortest route to Antwerp . But he arrived too late to find her alive : for
...
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