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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When some time afterwards he ended his life on the scaffold , it passed into the
possession of King Philip IV . , and is now in the Museum Fig . 21 . Portrait OF AN
UNKNOWN Man . In the Gallery at Cassel . After a photograph from the original ...
When some time afterwards he ended his life on the scaffold , it passed into the
possession of King Philip IV . , and is now in the Museum Fig . 21 . Portrait OF AN
UNKNOWN Man . In the Gallery at Cassel . After a photograph from the original ...
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His nephew Philip has given us interesting accounts of his habits and his daily
life . He used to rise , summer and winter , at five o ' clock , and went every
morning to hear early mass . In his later years he was only prevented from doing
this by ...
His nephew Philip has given us interesting accounts of his habits and his daily
life . He used to rise , summer and winter , at five o ' clock , and went every
morning to hear early mass . In his later years he was only prevented from doing
this by ...
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This is confirmed by the fact that Philip IV . of Spain , - as an existing document
proves , — raised him and his legitimate heirs , — it would seem at his own
request , — to the ranks of the nobility : “ In consideration of the great excellence
and ...
This is confirmed by the fact that Philip IV . of Spain , - as an existing document
proves , — raised him and his legitimate heirs , — it would seem at his own
request , — to the ranks of the nobility : “ In consideration of the great excellence
and ...
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The great talents shown by Rubens in this matter of securing peace were
recognised and rewarded by the Archduchess Isabella , who in 1628 appointed
him her chamberlain : whilst Philip IV . summoned him to Madrid in the same year
to ...
The great talents shown by Rubens in this matter of securing peace were
recognised and rewarded by the Archduchess Isabella , who in 1628 appointed
him her chamberlain : whilst Philip IV . summoned him to Madrid in the same year
to ...
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to represent scenes both mythological and allegorical , and also from the gospels
. Of the designs for these latter subjects there is one in the Louvre , executed on a
larger scale than those in the Prado Museum . It is a 8 Fig . 94 . Philip IV .
to represent scenes both mythological and allegorical , and also from the gospels
. Of the designs for these latter subjects there is one in the Louvre , executed on a
larger scale than those in the Prado Museum . It is a 8 Fig . 94 . Philip IV .
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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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