RubensVelhagen & Klasing, 1904 - 168 pages |
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Page 18
... Spanish court were entirely ruined through the rain . The proposal of the Mantuan Ambassador that the pictures should be restored with the assistance of some Spanish painter , was firmly rejected by Rubens who declared , " that he did ...
... Spanish court were entirely ruined through the rain . The proposal of the Mantuan Ambassador that the pictures should be restored with the assistance of some Spanish painter , was firmly rejected by Rubens who declared , " that he did ...
Page 39
... Spanish horses . The evenings were devoted to his friends ; for he kept an open and hospitable house and specially enjoyed intercourse with learned men . According to one of his bio- graphers his house was regulated with the strictness ...
... Spanish horses . The evenings were devoted to his friends ; for he kept an open and hospitable house and specially enjoyed intercourse with learned men . According to one of his bio- graphers his house was regulated with the strictness ...
Page 96
... Spanish Commander - in - chief , Ambrose Spinola , with whom the artist was on terms of personal friendship , although he once stated to a friend that " Spinola had no more comprehension of Art than a common domestic " . This portrait ...
... Spanish Commander - in - chief , Ambrose Spinola , with whom the artist was on terms of personal friendship , although he once stated to a friend that " Spinola had no more comprehension of Art than a common domestic " . This portrait ...
Page 110
... Spanish emissary " . He therefore warned the painter not to run risks which might bring injury on others also . Rubens , however , so thoroughly understood how to keep the real object of his journey secret , that the German painter and ...
... Spanish emissary " . He therefore warned the painter not to run risks which might bring injury on others also . Rubens , however , so thoroughly understood how to keep the real object of his journey secret , that the German painter and ...
Page 111
... as securities for arriving at final terms . He desired to see the document authorizing Rubens to act for the King of Spain . The Spanish Ambassador , Don Diego de Mexia , who was expected at Brussels as a Messiah , did. III.
... as securities for arriving at final terms . He desired to see the document authorizing Rubens to act for the King of Spain . The Spanish Ambassador , Don Diego de Mexia , who was expected at Brussels as a Messiah , did. III.
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