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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... country since he had confessed his guilt Rubens ' life was forfeit : and , since his arrest had taken place in the territory of Nassau the count had the right to avenge his brother's honour by passing upon him sentence of death .
... country since he had confessed his guilt Rubens ' life was forfeit : and , since his arrest had taken place in the territory of Nassau the count had the right to avenge his brother's honour by passing upon him sentence of death .
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I pray that God will hear my petition ; so that they will spare and have mercy upon us ; for it is certain that , should I hear the news of your death , I should die myself of a broken heart . The words though of her Grace " ( probably ...
I pray that God will hear my petition ; so that they will spare and have mercy upon us ; for it is certain that , should I hear the news of your death , I should die myself of a broken heart . The words though of her Grace " ( probably ...
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Thou will'st not the death of a sinner , but rather that he should be converted and live . Pour into the hearts of these noble gentlemen , whom we have so deep- ly offended , the spirit of thy mercy , that we may soon be delivered from ...
Thou will'st not the death of a sinner , but rather that he should be converted and live . Pour into the hearts of these noble gentlemen , whom we have so deep- ly offended , the spirit of thy mercy , that we may soon be delivered from ...
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After the death of Johann Rubens his widow in June 1587 at length obtained permission to return to Antwerp with her childern , which she did Fig . 5. DEMOSTHENES , from a series of antique portrait - busts designed by Rubens .
After the death of Johann Rubens his widow in June 1587 at length obtained permission to return to Antwerp with her childern , which she did Fig . 5. DEMOSTHENES , from a series of antique portrait - busts designed by Rubens .
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Archduke Albrecht of Austria , who had married Isabella , daughter of Philip II . of Spain , had just before the death of that monarch in 1598 been appointed Governor of the Spanish Netherlands . The title of Cardinal of the church of ...
Archduke Albrecht of Austria , who had married Isabella , daughter of Philip II . of Spain , had just before the death of that monarch in 1598 been appointed Governor of the Spanish Netherlands . The title of Cardinal of the church of ...
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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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