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. 8 THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY THE THOMAS
HASTINGS MEMORIAL COLLECTION PRESENTED BY HELEN HASTINGS +
I930 * အခါ THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY 517724 A ASTOR , LENOX.
Hermann Knackfuss. 8 THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY THE THOMAS
HASTINGS MEMORIAL COLLECTION PRESENTED BY HELEN HASTINGS +
I930 * အခါ THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY 517724 A ASTOR , LENOX.
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In the same collection is a sketch in oil of an Old Lady in a Black Veil , conceived
apparently with an expression of tenderness . This painting , if tradition is to be
believed , represents his mother ( Fig . 1 ) and we may therefore conclude that it ...
In the same collection is a sketch in oil of an Old Lady in a Black Veil , conceived
apparently with an expression of tenderness . This painting , if tradition is to be
believed , represents his mother ( Fig . 1 ) and we may therefore conclude that it ...
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... and he had also an opportunity of continuing these studies , in the rich
collections of Painting and Sculpture belonging ... of the Titanic grandeur of the
great Florentine are clearly visible in a drawing in the Albertina collection in
Vienna ( Fig .
... and he had also an opportunity of continuing these studies , in the rich
collections of Painting and Sculpture belonging ... of the Titanic grandeur of the
great Florentine are clearly visible in a drawing in the Albertina collection in
Vienna ( Fig .
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The thorough grasp that Rubens acquired of the classical beauty of old marbles
is best proved by the profiles of a Roman couple , now in the collection of Prince
Liechtenstein in Vienna ( Fig . 6 ) . There are also in the Albertina fine male and ...
The thorough grasp that Rubens acquired of the classical beauty of old marbles
is best proved by the profiles of a Roman couple , now in the collection of Prince
Liechtenstein in Vienna ( Fig . 6 ) . There are also in the Albertina fine male and ...
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Here he devoted special attention to the architecture of the town and , in order to
improve the taste for building in his own country , conceived the idea , of making
a collection of drawings of Genoese palace - architecture . This plan he ...
Here he devoted special attention to the architecture of the town and , in order to
improve the taste for building in his own country , conceived the idea , of making
a collection of drawings of Genoese palace - architecture . This plan he ...
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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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