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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... studying under him that he was obliged to pass them on to other painters ; and
, indeed , as he wrote to a friend of his , an engraver , he had to reject hundreds
of pupils , amongst whom were even acquaintances of his own and his wife ' s .
... studying under him that he was obliged to pass them on to other painters ; and
, indeed , as he wrote to a friend of his , an engraver , he had to reject hundreds
of pupils , amongst whom were even acquaintances of his own and his wife ' s .
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Carleton then wrote to Rubens that he had selected six pictures . And further
invited the painter to visit him at the Hague , to inspect his antique marbles ,
which formed a collection such as no prince nor private individual possessed on
this side ...
Carleton then wrote to Rubens that he had selected six pictures . And further
invited the painter to visit him at the Hague , to inspect his antique marbles ,
which formed a collection such as no prince nor private individual possessed on
this side ...
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His most celebrated work of this nature , also in the Pinakothek , is the Battle of
the Amazons ; the exact date of the execution of which work can be fixed by the
circumstance that Rubens in 1622 wrote to a friend , that Lucas Vostermann had
in ...
His most celebrated work of this nature , also in the Pinakothek , is the Battle of
the Amazons ; the exact date of the execution of which work can be fixed by the
circumstance that Rubens in 1622 wrote to a friend , that Lucas Vostermann had
in ...
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The Queen would much have liked to bind so famous an artist exclusively to her
side : but Rubens wrote to a friend that he was “ tired of that court ” . He was
dissatisfied besides , because Her Majesty seemed inclined to withhold the well ...
The Queen would much have liked to bind so famous an artist exclusively to her
side : but Rubens wrote to a friend that he was “ tired of that court ” . He was
dissatisfied besides , because Her Majesty seemed inclined to withhold the well ...
Page 104
After his departure from France and during the rupture between England and
Spain , Rubens frequently wrote to Gerbier greatly deploring the circumstances
and expressing his longing to restore the golden period which had gone by .
After his departure from France and during the rupture between England and
Spain , Rubens frequently wrote to Gerbier greatly deploring the circumstances
and expressing his longing to restore the golden period which had gone by .
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