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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In spite of the strenuous efforts of the Belgian Court to bring about Peace , the whole matter seemed to collapse , and Gerbier was recalled to England .
In spite of the strenuous efforts of the Belgian Court to bring about Peace , the whole matter seemed to collapse , and Gerbier was recalled to England .
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In the course of their conversation , the painter assured the ambassador , that Spain was longing to make peace with England ; and he , moreover , arranged an audience for Carlisle with the Archduchess . The great talents shown by ...
In the course of their conversation , the painter assured the ambassador , that Spain was longing to make peace with England ; and he , moreover , arranged an audience for Carlisle with the Archduchess . The great talents shown by ...
Page 118
... tempered Count Olivarez and Rubens whilst the latter was painting the portrait of that mighty minister , whose personal hatred of Buckingham was the chief cause of the failure of the peace negotiations between Spain and England .
... tempered Count Olivarez and Rubens whilst the latter was painting the portrait of that mighty minister , whose personal hatred of Buckingham was the chief cause of the failure of the peace negotiations between Spain and England .
Page 120
The peace negotiations did not , however , make such rapid progress as might have been expected , for it was France , led by Richelieu , that now tried to frustrate the reconciliation between England and Spain ; and it was not until ...
The peace negotiations did not , however , make such rapid progress as might have been expected , for it was France , led by Richelieu , that now tried to frustrate the reconciliation between England and Spain ; and it was not until ...
Page 122
The Rubens ' coat of arms was thus further enriched by the augmentation of an angular field to the right , displaying a rampant lion , or Before the master left England , in the beginning of I 22.
The Rubens ' coat of arms was thus further enriched by the augmentation of an angular field to the right , displaying a rampant lion , or Before the master left England , in the beginning of I 22.
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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 New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 24 Apr 2008 |
| Length | 168 pages |
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