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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His request was granted on condition ; that he should present himself before the municipality of Nassau whenever required to do so : and that he should never again enter the separate dominions of William of Oranje , nor dare to come ...
His request was granted on condition ; that he should present himself before the municipality of Nassau whenever required to do so : and that he should never again enter the separate dominions of William of Oranje , nor dare to come ...
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He availed him- self therefore of the opportunity afforded him by the presence in the Eternal City of so artistically gifted a subject , with whom he no doubt became ac- quainted through Otho van Veen , to present to his titular church ...
He availed him- self therefore of the opportunity afforded him by the presence in the Eternal City of so artistically gifted a subject , with whom he no doubt became ac- quainted through Otho van Veen , to present to his titular church ...
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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 weather , for it rained uncessantly for ...
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 weather , for it rained uncessantly for ...
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If such allegories have little interest for us at the present day , they were much appreciated at that time . To the same category belongs the effective piece of painting in the Pitti Gallery in Florence , which represents Mars tearing ...
If such allegories have little interest for us at the present day , they were much appreciated at that time . To the same category belongs the effective piece of painting in the Pitti Gallery in Florence , which represents Mars tearing ...
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... while the work was proceeding , 9 florins , 10 stübers were spent on wine for the master's pupils : and that , after the completion of the picture , 8 florins 10 stübers were paid for a pair of gloves as a present for his wife .
... while the work was proceeding , 9 florins , 10 stübers were spent on wine for the master's pupils : and that , after the completion of the picture , 8 florins 10 stübers were paid for a pair of gloves as a present for his wife .
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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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