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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antique art as well as the works of the great Masters of the Renaissance , and he
had also an opportunity of continuing these studies , in the rich collections of
Painting and Sculpture belonging to his patron Vincenzo Gonzaga himself .
antique art as well as the works of the great Masters of the Renaissance , and he
had also an opportunity of continuing these studies , in the rich collections of
Painting and Sculpture belonging to his patron Vincenzo Gonzaga himself .
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To the same category belongs the effective piece of painting in the Pitti Gallery in
Florence , which represents Mars tearing himself from the arms of Venus in
answer to the Call of the Furies . Among the pictures in Germany belonging to ...
To the same category belongs the effective piece of painting in the Pitti Gallery in
Florence , which represents Mars tearing himself from the arms of Venus in
answer to the Call of the Furies . Among the pictures in Germany belonging to ...
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On one of the wings is represented the Virgin and Child ; on the other St . John ,
his eyes raised heavenwards in deep devotion . A fine drawing for the centre -
portion is in the Albertina at Vienna ( Fig . 45 ) . Another painting belonging to this
...
On one of the wings is represented the Virgin and Child ; on the other St . John ,
his eyes raised heavenwards in deep devotion . A fine drawing for the centre -
portion is in the Albertina at Vienna ( Fig . 45 ) . Another painting belonging to this
...
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Another painting , of a different type , but not less admirable is the one belonging
to the Liebfrauenkirche at Malines . It was executed in 1618 in the brief period of
only 10 days for the so - called " Brotherhood of the Fishermen ” , and represents
...
Another painting , of a different type , but not less admirable is the one belonging
to the Liebfrauenkirche at Malines . It was executed in 1618 in the brief period of
only 10 days for the so - called " Brotherhood of the Fishermen ” , and represents
...
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This certainly seems to have been the case with a drawing of one of the
Archduchess Isabella ' s fascinating ladies - in - waiting ; a sketch which belongs
to the artist ' s early period ( Fig . 76 ) : and also with another of a French Marquis
, whose ...
This certainly seems to have been the case with a drawing of one of the
Archduchess Isabella ' s fascinating ladies - in - waiting ; a sketch which belongs
to the artist ' s early period ( Fig . 76 ) : and also with another of a French Marquis
, 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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