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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... 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 do so . that , what is there to be done ! Oh. 7 Study of heads and hands In the Albertina at Vienna.
... 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 do so . that , what is there to be done ! Oh. 7 Study of heads and hands In the Albertina at Vienna.
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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 . reFig . 5. DEMOSTHENES , from a series of antique. 8 Head of a Bishop In the ...
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 of antique. 8 Head of a Bishop In the ...
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For the Count of Nassau needed a large sum of money to help his brother in the war against the Spanish SupreFig . 4. DEMOCRITOS , from a series of antique portrait - heads . macy . It was therefore only Engraving by L. Vostermann .
For the Count of Nassau needed a large sum of money to help his brother in the war against the Spanish SupreFig . 4. DEMOCRITOS , from a series of antique portrait - heads . macy . It was therefore only Engraving by L. Vostermann .
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... family had inherited the titles of Herrn van 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 .
... family had inherited the titles of Herrn van 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 .
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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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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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