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 ...
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 ...
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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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... lady , a member of the Boonen family , who fascinates the spectator by her dark
mysterious eyes ( Fig . 85 ) . There is also the. 94 Philip IV , King of Spain In the
Heraul' agus a.
... lady , a member of the Boonen family , who fascinates the spectator by her dark
mysterious eyes ( Fig . 85 ) . There is also the. 94 Philip IV , King of Spain In the
Heraul' agus a.
Page 102
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 rare
...
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 rare
...
Page 114
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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