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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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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Rubens dealt with the same subject a variety of times , but it is impossible to say positively whether this hero is really meant to represent some known personage or not . We find similar pictures differing but slightly from each other ...
Rubens dealt with the same subject a variety of times , but it is impossible to say positively whether this hero is really meant to represent some known personage or not . We find similar pictures differing but slightly from each other ...
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On the outer side of the two wings he also painted an idyllic Holy Family , known as the Madonna under the AppleTree . In 1641 , this splendid altar - piece was removed to make way for a so - called miraculous picture ; on which ...
On the outer side of the two wings he also painted an idyllic Holy Family , known as the Madonna under the AppleTree . In 1641 , this splendid altar - piece was removed to make way for a so - called miraculous picture ; on which ...
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Rubens ' Descent from the Cross is a well known and much admired picture . 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 .
Rubens ' Descent from the Cross is a well known and much admired picture . 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 .
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A similar idea is to be found in a delightful sketch in the Hermitage Collection , known as the Statue of Ceres . Here exquisite baby - figures crowd around a niche containing a figure of the goddess and adorn it with garlands of fruit ...
A similar idea is to be found in a delightful sketch in the Hermitage Collection , known as the Statue of Ceres . Here exquisite baby - figures crowd around a niche containing a figure of the goddess and adorn it with garlands of fruit ...
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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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