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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Although he executed numerous important works in Italy , his sojourn there can
only be regarded Fig . 18 . THE DESCENT FROM THE Cross . Fig . 17 . THE
ELEYATION OF THE Cross . From an engraving by Witdoek . ( To page 34 . ) Fig .
23 .
Although he executed numerous important works in Italy , his sojourn there can
only be regarded Fig . 18 . THE DESCENT FROM THE Cross . Fig . 17 . THE
ELEYATION OF THE Cross . From an engraving by Witdoek . ( To page 34 . ) Fig .
23 .
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It was not only the Archduke and Archduchess , who prevented Rubens return to
Italy , but there was another tie also . Philip Rubens , the only one of his four
brothers who had survived , held the office of Secretary of State at Antwerp .
It was not only the Archduke and Archduchess , who prevented Rubens return to
Italy , but there was another tie also . Philip Rubens , the only one of his four
brothers who had survived , held the office of Secretary of State at Antwerp .
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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 ...
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 ...
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The master ' s endeavour to introduce Italian Renaissance taste into his native
town was not wholly unsuccessful , and many of the 17th century buildings in
Antwerp show this influence in their elaborate architecture . The stately façade of
the ...
The master ' s endeavour to introduce Italian Renaissance taste into his native
town was not wholly unsuccessful , and many of the 17th century buildings in
Antwerp show this influence in their elaborate architecture . The stately façade of
the ...
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In May the artist was visited at Antwerp by the Earl of Carlisle , English
Ambassador to the Hague , who was then on his way to Italy . In the course of
their conversation , the painter assured the ambassador , that Spain was longing
to make ...
In May the artist was visited at Antwerp by the Earl of Carlisle , English
Ambassador to the Hague , who was then on his way to Italy . In the course of
their conversation , the painter assured the ambassador , that Spain was longing
to make ...
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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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