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 fact is unquestionable , that this volume on " Rubens " which in spite of its brevity , has gone through seven editions in Germany , in less than ten years still holds its own , beside more elaborate and ambitious works , published ...
The fact is unquestionable , that this volume on " Rubens " which in spite of its brevity , has gone through seven editions in Germany , in less than ten years still holds its own , beside more elaborate and ambitious works , published ...
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PETER PAUL RUBENS . O " n a fine old mansion in the Sternengasse at Cologne , a marble slab informs the stranger that here Peter Paul Rubens was born . But neither Cologne nor her rival , Antwerp , can support their claim to the honour ...
PETER PAUL RUBENS . O " n a fine old mansion in the Sternengasse at Cologne , a marble slab informs the stranger that here Peter Paul Rubens was born . But neither Cologne nor her rival , Antwerp , can support their claim to the honour ...
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... I shall implore them to have pity upon me , although you have forbidden me to We ask not for justice , but only for mercy . If we cannot obtain that , what is there to be done ? Oh. do so . 1 ) It was thus that the family of Rubens.
... I shall implore them to have pity upon me , although you have forbidden me to We ask not for justice , but only for mercy . If we cannot obtain that , what is there to be done ? Oh. do so . 1 ) It was thus that the family of Rubens.
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1 ) It was thus that the family of Rubens spelt their surname during their stay in Germany , in order to bring it into accord with the native pronunciation . courtly manners Fig . 5. DEMOSTHENES , from a series.
1 ) It was thus that the family of Rubens spelt their surname during their stay in Germany , in order to bring it into accord with the native pronunciation . courtly manners Fig . 5. DEMOSTHENES , from a series.
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In 1598 Peter Paul Rubens was admitted into the guild of St. Luke . We do not know however much about his early work ; although the Holy Trinity in the Museum at Antwerp is generally regarded as one of his first paintings .
In 1598 Peter Paul Rubens was admitted into the guild of St. Luke . We do not know however much about his early work ; although the Holy Trinity in the Museum at Antwerp is generally regarded as one of his first paintings .
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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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