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They therefore commissioned him to paint their portraits, and on the 23* of
September 1609, they created him Court -painter, with all the prerogatives
attached to that title, and an annuity of £ 500 Flemish. Thus the painter was at last
fettered to ...
They therefore commissioned him to paint their portraits, and on the 23* of
September 1609, they created him Court -painter, with all the prerogatives
attached to that title, and an annuity of £ 500 Flemish. Thus the painter was at last
fettered to ...
Page 36
more than any other work, a landmark in the History of Art. From the date of its
completion Dutch and Flemish painters realized that it was no longer necessary
to go to Italy to see first rate works of art. On the two wings are painted the
Visitation ...
more than any other work, a landmark in the History of Art. From the date of its
completion Dutch and Flemish painters realized that it was no longer necessary
to go to Italy to see first rate works of art. On the two wings are painted the
Visitation ...
Page 38
It has often been stated that this very Flemish type of beauty is that of the artist's
first wife ; but, setting aside some national Flemish peculiarities, it has no
resemblance whatever to the darkhaired Isabella Brant. It cannot be assumed
however, ...
It has often been stated that this very Flemish type of beauty is that of the artist's
first wife ; but, setting aside some national Flemish peculiarities, it has no
resemblance whatever to the darkhaired Isabella Brant. It cannot be assumed
however, ...
Page 52
He occasionally even did not disdain to make studies from clumsy Flemish mares
(Fig. 39). With the same masterly hand he also painted dogs, among which the
fine spotted greyhounds, employed by noblemen for the chase. Fig, 43.
He occasionally even did not disdain to make studies from clumsy Flemish mares
(Fig. 39). With the same masterly hand he also painted dogs, among which the
fine spotted greyhounds, employed by noblemen for the chase. Fig, 43.
Page 118
... he generally wrote in French or Italian — especially preferring the latter
language , which was in most general use at that date — only employing Flemish
in letters of a particularly intimate nature. During his sojourn in Madrid Rubens' ...
... he generally wrote in French or Italian — especially preferring the latter
language , which was in most general use at that date — only employing Flemish
in letters of a particularly intimate nature. During his sojourn in Madrid Rubens' ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Rubens Monographs on artists ... IX |
| Author | Hermann Knackfuss |
| Translated by | Luise Marie Schwaab Richter |
| Publisher | Velhagen & Klasing, 1904 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 3 Mar 2009 |
| Length | 168 pages |
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