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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MONOGRAPHS ON ARTISTS EDITED , AND WRITTEN JOINTLY WITH OTHER
AUTHORS , BY H . KNACKFUSS IX . RUBENS BIELEFELD AND LEIPZIG
VELHAGEN & KLASING LONDON · H . GREVEL & CO . 33 , KING STREET ,
COVENT ...
MONOGRAPHS ON ARTISTS EDITED , AND WRITTEN JOINTLY WITH OTHER
AUTHORS , BY H . KNACKFUSS IX . RUBENS BIELEFELD AND LEIPZIG
VELHAGEN & KLASING LONDON · H . GREVEL & CO . 33 , KING STREET ,
COVENT ...
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Hermann Knackfuss. RUBENS BY H . KNACKFUSS TRANSLATED BY LOUISE
M . RICHTER WITH 122 ILLUSTRATIONS FROM PICTURES AND DRAWINGS
BIELEFELD AND LEIPZIG VELHAGEN & KLASING LONDON H . GREVEL & CO .
Hermann Knackfuss. RUBENS BY H . KNACKFUSS TRANSLATED BY LOUISE
M . RICHTER WITH 122 ILLUSTRATIONS FROM PICTURES AND DRAWINGS
BIELEFELD AND LEIPZIG VELHAGEN & KLASING LONDON H . GREVEL & CO .
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There is also the famous portrait known by the name of Chapeau de Paille , - a
mistake for chapeau de poil — in the National Gallery in London , which
represents a Fräulein Lunden of Antwerp ; who gazes with bright expressive eyes
from ...
There is also the famous portrait known by the name of Chapeau de Paille , - a
mistake for chapeau de poil — in the National Gallery in London , which
represents a Fräulein Lunden of Antwerp ; who gazes with bright expressive eyes
from ...
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These two master - pieces belong to a series of The Four Seasons , of which
Autumn , a grandly conceived scene at early morn , is in the National Gallery ,
whilst Spring is in a private collection in London . An exquisite picture ,
representing ...
These two master - pieces belong to a series of The Four Seasons , of which
Autumn , a grandly conceived scene at early morn , is in the National Gallery ,
whilst Spring is in a private collection in London . An exquisite picture ,
representing ...
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... to commence proposals for peace with the English court . To this end Rubens
was sent to London with the necessary directions , and on the 28th of April the
day before the artist started on his mission Scaglia wrote to Carlisle to that effect .
... to commence proposals for peace with the English court . To this end Rubens
was sent to London with the necessary directions , and on the 28th of April the
day before the artist started on his mission Scaglia wrote to Carlisle to that effect .
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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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