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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This certainly seems to have been the case with a drawing of one of the
Archduchess Isabella ' s fascinating ladies - in - waiting ; a sketch which belongs
to the artist ' s early period ( Fig . 76 ) : and also with another of a French Marquis
, whose ...
This certainly seems to have been the case with a drawing of one of the
Archduchess Isabella ' s fascinating ladies - in - waiting ; a sketch which belongs
to the artist ' s early period ( Fig . 76 ) : and also with another of a French Marquis
, whose ...
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appear to belong to this period . Fig . 79 . PORTRAIT OF A MAN . In the
Pinakothek at Munich . After a photograph from the original by Franz Hanfstäng ! ,
Munich . Since the master always ( To page 94 . ) KNACKFUSS , Rubens .
courted the ...
appear to belong to this period . Fig . 79 . PORTRAIT OF A MAN . In the
Pinakothek at Munich . After a photograph from the original by Franz Hanfstäng ! ,
Munich . Since the master always ( To page 94 . ) KNACKFUSS , Rubens .
courted the ...
Page 100
These two master - pieces belong to a series of The Four Seasons , of which
Autumn , a grandly conceived scene at early morn , is in the National Gallery ,
whilst Spring is in a private collection in London . An exquisite picture ,
representing ...
These two master - pieces belong to a series of The Four Seasons , of which
Autumn , a grandly conceived scene at early morn , is in the National Gallery ,
whilst Spring is in a private collection in London . An exquisite picture ,
representing ...
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First of all I would wish to mention a secret armistice and peace transaction ,
directed by Peter Paul Rubens , the celebrated painter , between the United
Provinces and those which still belong to the dominions of the King of Spain . A
proof ...
First of all I would wish to mention a secret armistice and peace transaction ,
directed by Peter Paul Rubens , the celebrated painter , between the United
Provinces and those which still belong to the dominions of the King of Spain . A
proof ...
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... are ostensibly against Rubens , because he does not belong to their
corporation , but it is much more probable that they are jealous because he is the
special Envoy of their King and possesses much more intelligence than any of
them ” .
... are ostensibly against Rubens , because he does not belong to their
corporation , but it is much more probable that they are jealous because he is the
special Envoy of their King and possesses much more intelligence than any of
them ” .
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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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