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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The peace negotiations did not , however , make such rapid progress as might
have been expected , for it was France , led by Richelieu , that now tried to
frustrate the reconciliation between England and Spain ; and it was not until
November ...
The peace negotiations did not , however , make such rapid progress as might
have been expected , for it was France , led by Richelieu , that now tried to
frustrate the reconciliation between England and Spain ; and it was not until
November ...
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Before the master left England , in the beginning of March 1630 , he paid a visit to
the Dutch Ambassador Joachimi in order to discuss with him the possibility of
separate terms of peace to be concluded with all the Provinces of the
Netherlands ...
Before the master left England , in the beginning of March 1630 , he paid a visit to
the Dutch Ambassador Joachimi in order to discuss with him the possibility of
separate terms of peace to be concluded with all the Provinces of the
Netherlands ...
Page 124
His ability as a statesman and the services he rendered in bringing about the
Peace so generally desired found everywhere due recognition . When a
successor had to be chosen in place of Don Coloma , Spanish ambassador to
the English ...
His ability as a statesman and the services he rendered in bringing about the
Peace so generally desired found everywhere due recognition . When a
successor had to be chosen in place of Don Coloma , Spanish ambassador to
the English ...
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In the preceding summer he had been asked by the Archduchess Isabella to
exert himself again in Peace - negotiations for the Northern Provinces . We learn
that in July 1631 he discussed these matters with the Marquess d ' Aytona , who ,
as ...
In the preceding summer he had been asked by the Archduchess Isabella to
exert himself again in Peace - negotiations for the Northern Provinces . We learn
that in July 1631 he discussed these matters with the Marquess d ' Aytona , who ,
as ...
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His inventive power frequently found eloquent expression in the calm of nature ,
and in the landscapes of the last period of his life we may specially notice an air
of peace and repose . Among the finest of them should be noted a splendid ...
His inventive power frequently found eloquent expression in the calm of nature ,
and in the landscapes of the last period of his life we may specially notice an air
of peace and repose . Among the finest of them should be noted a splendid ...
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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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