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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... Hogeveen , Desplasse , Vuerse , Draakensteyn & c . was descended from the
Duke Johann III . of Brabant and Isabella van Veen . Fig . 7 . STUDY OF HEADS
AND HANDS . II Abraham and Melchisedek Drawing in the Albertina at Vienna.
... Hogeveen , Desplasse , Vuerse , Draakensteyn & c . was descended from the
Duke Johann III . of Brabant and Isabella van Veen . Fig . 7 . STUDY OF HEADS
AND HANDS . II Abraham and Melchisedek Drawing in the Albertina at Vienna.
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STUDY OF HEADS AND HANDS . In the Albertina at Vienna . After a photograph
from the original by Braun , Clément & Co . , Dornach , Paris and New - York . (
To page 18 . ) A perfect courtier , he was much esteemed by the Prince of Parma
...
STUDY OF HEADS AND HANDS . In the Albertina at Vienna . After a photograph
from the original by Braun , Clément & Co . , Dornach , Paris and New - York . (
To page 18 . ) A perfect courtier , he was much esteemed by the Prince of Parma
...
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male and female heads drawn from the antique , with studies for folded hands on
the same sheat ( Fig . 7 ) . Side by side with these vigorous drawings , we should
also mention the noble sketch of an old man with a beard , which probably ...
male and female heads drawn from the antique , with studies for folded hands on
the same sheat ( Fig . 7 ) . Side by side with these vigorous drawings , we should
also mention the noble sketch of an old man with a beard , which probably ...
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which are still to be seen over the high - altar , representing the Queen of Heaven
with three Saints on either hand . He reserved for himself however the picture that
he had first painted , in which , besides the two Patrons of the church , he had ...
which are still to be seen over the high - altar , representing the Queen of Heaven
with three Saints on either hand . He reserved for himself however the picture that
he had first painted , in which , besides the two Patrons of the church , he had ...
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The dead Christ lowered in a white sheet is surrounded by His disciples and
friends , who support His body , whilst near at hand stands His Mother . Her head
is shrouded in a mourning veil ; she is overcome with grief and supported by the
...
The dead Christ lowered in a white sheet is surrounded by His disciples and
friends , who support His body , whilst near at hand stands His Mother . Her head
is shrouded in a mourning veil ; she is overcome with grief and supported by the
...
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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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