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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Page 38
... 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 .
His nephew Philip has given us interesting accounts of his habits and his daily
life ...
... 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 .
His nephew Philip has given us interesting accounts of his habits and his daily
life ...
Page 58
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 ...
Page 68
... 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 hand for three years an engraving of this
picture .
... 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 hand for three years an engraving of this
picture .
Page 91
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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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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