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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They therefore commissioned him to paint their portraits , and on the 23th of September 1609 , they created him Court - painter , with all the prerogatives attached to that title , and an annuity of £ 500 Flemish . Thus the painter was ...
They therefore commissioned him to paint their portraits , and on the 23th of September 1609 , they created him Court - painter , with all the prerogatives attached to that title , and an annuity of £ 500 Flemish . Thus the painter was ...
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In a charming picture , now at the Pinakothek in Munich , the painter represents himself seated beside his young wife - a picture of conjugal bliss - under a bower of honey - suckle ( Fig .
In a charming picture , now at the Pinakothek in Munich , the painter represents himself seated beside his young wife - a picture of conjugal bliss - under a bower of honey - suckle ( Fig .
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... whom he had given an altar in his own church dedicated to " St. James on the Kaltenberg ” . The painter received a commission to adorn this altar and , although but a commoner by birth , he was elected a member by this Brotherhood ...
... whom he had given an altar in his own church dedicated to " St. James on the Kaltenberg ” . The painter received a commission to adorn this altar and , although but a commoner by birth , he was elected a member by this Brotherhood ...
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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 .
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 .
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During the first years of his married life the painter lived with his father in law : but in 1611 he took a house of his own , reconstructed at great expense by altering a large mansion that he had acquired in 1610 .
During the first years of his married life the painter lived with his father in law : but in 1611 he took a house of his own , reconstructed at great expense by altering a large mansion that he had acquired in 1610 .
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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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