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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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 .
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 .
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Through the medium of a Mantuan nobleman , whose acquaintance he made in Venice he was invited to the court of Mantua during that same year . Among all the numerous art - loving princes of his time , Vincenzo Gonzaga ...
Through the medium of a Mantuan nobleman , whose acquaintance he made in Venice he was invited to the court of Mantua during that same year . Among all the numerous art - loving princes of his time , Vincenzo Gonzaga ...
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... his subject even more freely ; as for instance in his Triumph of Julius Caesar in the National Gallery : a sketch intended to be a free interpretation of a portion of the fine cartoons by Andrea Mantegna , now at Hampton Court .
... his subject even more freely ; as for instance in his Triumph of Julius Caesar in the National Gallery : a sketch intended to be a free interpretation of a portion of the fine cartoons by Andrea Mantegna , now at Hampton Court .
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Only a portion of the gifts , which included a carriage with seven Neapolitan horses , could be delivered uninjured ; whilst the other part with the pictures painted by Rubens for the Spanish court were entirely ruined through the rain ...
Only a portion of the gifts , which included a carriage with seven Neapolitan horses , could be delivered uninjured ; whilst the other part with the pictures painted by Rubens for the Spanish court were entirely ruined through the rain ...
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They therefore commissioned him to paint their portraits , and on the 23th of September 1609 , they created him Court - painter , with all the prerogatives attached to that title , and an annuity of £ 500 Flemish .
They therefore commissioned him to paint their portraits , and on the 23th of September 1609 , they created him Court - painter , with all the prerogatives attached to that title , and an annuity of £ 500 Flemish .
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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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