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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garden , than with the fruit which he has to buy in the market " . In the same
connection he uses the words : “ I am not a prince ; but a man , who lives by the
labour of his own hands . ” In his answer , the polite courtier referred to the above
...
garden , than with the fruit which he has to buy in the market " . In the same
connection he uses the words : “ I am not a prince ; but a man , who lives by the
labour of his own hands . ” In his answer , the polite courtier referred to the above
...
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Her eyes are as bright as in the pictures painted of her in early youth , whilst a
pleasant smile seems ever ready on her lips . In the background we may notice a
piece of architecture , with which the master had adorned his garden ( Fig . 91 ) .
Her eyes are as bright as in the pictures painted of her in early youth , whilst a
pleasant smile seems ever ready on her lips . In the background we may notice a
piece of architecture , with which the master had adorned his garden ( Fig . 91 ) .
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( Sketch for the picture “ Rubens and Helène Fourment in the Garden " , in the
Pinakothek at Munich ) . Drawing in the Albertina at Vienna . After a photograph
from the original by Braun , Clément & Co . , Dornach , Paris and New - York .
( Sketch for the picture “ Rubens and Helène Fourment in the Garden " , in the
Pinakothek at Munich ) . Drawing in the Albertina at Vienna . After a photograph
from the original by Braun , Clément & Co . , Dornach , Paris and New - York .
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We are in the garden of Rubens ' house . The sun ' s mild beams illumine the
blue sky ; and lilacs and tulips are in full bloom . Rubens as usual , dressed in
black in Spanish RUBENS WITH HIS SECOND WIFE IN THEIR GARDEN .
We are in the garden of Rubens ' house . The sun ' s mild beams illumine the
blue sky ; and lilacs and tulips are in full bloom . Rubens as usual , dressed in
black in Spanish RUBENS WITH HIS SECOND WIFE IN THEIR GARDEN .
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Sketch for the picture The Garden of Love . Drawing in the Louvre at Paris . After
a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co . , Dornach , Paris and
New - York . ( To page 103 . ) Immediately after his return from England the
painter ...
Sketch for the picture The Garden of Love . Drawing in the Louvre at Paris . After
a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co . , Dornach , Paris and
New - York . ( To page 103 . ) Immediately after his return from England the
painter ...
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