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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Hermann Knackfuss. Rubens intended to return at once back to Mantua : but the
Archduke Albrecht and the Infanta Isabella objected to the departure of their
celebrated subject . They therefore commissioned him to paint their portraits , and
on ...
Hermann Knackfuss. Rubens intended to return at once back to Mantua : but the
Archduke Albrecht and the Infanta Isabella objected to the departure of their
celebrated subject . They therefore commissioned him to paint their portraits , and
on ...
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On the 13th of October 1607 , his daughter Isabella , a delicate young beauty ,
whom her gallant uncle likened to the wife of Menelaus , was married to Peter
Paul Rubens in the church of St . Michael . In a charming picture , now at the ...
On the 13th of October 1607 , his daughter Isabella , a delicate young beauty ,
whom her gallant uncle likened to the wife of Menelaus , was married to Peter
Paul Rubens in the church of St . Michael . In a charming picture , now at the ...
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St . Albert in Cardinal ' s robes protects the Archduke , while St : Clare attends the
Archduchess , Clara Eugenia Isabella ( Fig . 15 ) . In this work Rubens has
succeeded in uniting a marvellous chiaro - oscuro , with a brilliancy of colouring ...
St . Albert in Cardinal ' s robes protects the Archduke , while St : Clare attends the
Archduchess , Clara Eugenia Isabella ( Fig . 15 ) . In this work Rubens has
succeeded in uniting a marvellous chiaro - oscuro , with a brilliancy of colouring ...
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It has often been stated that this very Flemish type of beauty is that of the artist ' s
first wife ; but , setting aside some national Flemish peculiarities , it has no
resemblance whatever to the darkhaired Isabella Brant . It cannot be assumed ...
It has often been stated that this very Flemish type of beauty is that of the artist ' s
first wife ; but , setting aside some national Flemish peculiarities , it has no
resemblance whatever to the darkhaired Isabella Brant . It cannot be assumed ...
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In 1611 his wife Isabella Brant presented him with a daughter : and it was
perhaps this happy event that specially led him to sketch so often the figures of
children . Among collection of drawings at the Albertina , is a sheet covered with
hastily ...
In 1611 his wife Isabella Brant presented him with a daughter : and it was
perhaps this happy event that specially led him to sketch so often the figures of
children . Among collection of drawings at the Albertina , is a sheet covered with
hastily ...
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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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