RubensVelhagen & Klasing, 1904 - 168 pages This 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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Page 38
... lived with his father in law : but in 1611 he took a house of his own , reconstructed at great expense by altering a large mansion that he had acquired in 1610 . He fashioned a sumptuous Palace in the late Renaissance style , which he ...
... lived with his father in law : but in 1611 he took a house of his own , reconstructed at great expense by altering a large mansion that he had acquired in 1610 . He fashioned a sumptuous Palace in the late Renaissance style , which he ...
Page 142
... lived an hour's journey from Steen at a country - seat , called Drij Toren ( three Towers ) . That our artist kept up friendly relations with his neighbour , who had in his early days attained fame and distinction , is shown by the fact ...
... lived an hour's journey from Steen at a country - seat , called Drij Toren ( three Towers ) . That our artist kept up friendly relations with his neighbour , who had in his early days attained fame and distinction , is shown by the fact ...
Page 150
... lived until my 10th year , and I have often telt a desire to see it again after so many years . But I fear that the difficult times in which we are living and my work will interfere with the accomplishment of this wish and many more ...
... lived until my 10th year , and I have often telt a desire to see it again after so many years . But I fear that the difficult times in which we are living and my work will interfere with the accomplishment of this wish and many more ...
Page 158
... lived until 1673 . The house , which Rubens had built with so much artistic taste and in which he had displayed so much splendour , was sold in 1669 by his grandson Philip . But its architectural appearence remained unchanged until 1763 ...
... lived until 1673 . The house , which Rubens had built with so much artistic taste and in which he had displayed so much splendour , was sold in 1669 by his grandson Philip . But its architectural appearence remained unchanged until 1763 ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Rubens Volume 9 of Monographs on artists ... IX |
| Author | Hermann Knackfuss |
| Translated by | Luise Marie Schwab Richter |
| Publisher | Velhagen & Klasing, 1904 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 21 Nov 2008 |
| Length | 168 pages |
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