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 ILDEFONSO ALTAR . In the Imperial. 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 . reFig . 5. DEMOSTHENES , from a series ...
THE ILDEFONSO ALTAR . In the Imperial. 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 . reFig . 5. DEMOSTHENES , from a series ...
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When we think of these sad family - events we cannot read without emotion the eulogistic epitaph which his disconsolate widow inscribed upon his tombstone , still to be seen behind the altar in that church .
When we think of these sad family - events we cannot read without emotion the eulogistic epitaph which his disconsolate widow inscribed upon his tombstone , still to be seen behind the altar in that church .
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... to present to his titular church three altar - pieces . The " Crowning with Thorns " , the “ Crucifixion " and the “ Invention of the Cross ” were the three pictures painted by Rubens on this occasion for this purpose .
... to present to his titular church three altar - pieces . The " Crowning with Thorns " , the “ Crucifixion " and the “ Invention of the Cross ” were the three pictures painted by Rubens on this occasion for this purpose .
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... where one may even detect in the fair Venetian something of his own Flemish ideals of beauty . On other occasions Rubens treated his subject even more freely. 15 The Altar of St Ildefonso In the Imperial Gallery at Vienna.
... where one may even detect in the fair Venetian something of his own Flemish ideals of beauty . On other occasions Rubens treated his subject even more freely. 15 The Altar of St Ildefonso In the Imperial Gallery at Vienna.
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In 1606 he was again in Rome , where he began to paint an altar - piece for an Oratory just built , known as the new church ( Chiesa Nuova ) . Before , however , he could finish it , he was recalled by the Duke of Mantua , in whose ...
In 1606 he was again in Rome , where he began to paint an altar - piece for an Oratory just built , known as the new church ( Chiesa Nuova ) . Before , however , he could finish it , he was recalled by the Duke of Mantua , in whose ...
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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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