RubensVelhagen & Klasing, 1904 - 168 pages This 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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... Lady in a Black Veil , con- ceived apparently with an expression of tenderness . This painting , if tra- dition is to be believed , represents his mother ( Fig . 1 ) and we may there- fore conclude that it was painted before he went to ...
... Lady in a Black Veil , con- ceived apparently with an expression of tenderness . This painting , if tra- dition is to be believed , represents his mother ( Fig . 1 ) and we may there- fore conclude that it was painted before he went to ...
Page 15
... lady at Dresden , both after Titian , clearly show how minutely Rubens had studied that great colourist , and how at the same time he never lost his own individuality . For his works are not merely copies , but rather faithful ...
... lady at Dresden , both after Titian , clearly show how minutely Rubens had studied that great colourist , and how at the same time he never lost his own individuality . For his works are not merely copies , but rather faithful ...
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... ladies in waiting , whilst in a flood of light child - angels joyously hover around it . In the two wings the Archduke and his Archduchess on their knees , clad in royal robes , and with their Patrons beside them , are awe - struck ...
... ladies in waiting , whilst in a flood of light child - angels joyously hover around it . In the two wings the Archduke and his Archduchess on their knees , clad in royal robes , and with their Patrons beside them , are awe - struck ...
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... playful Cherubs ( Fig . 25 ) ; ori- ginally no doubt an altar - piece , but now in the Gallery of the Louvre . He also designed a number of fascinating putti entwined in a garland of fruit : Fig . 34 . After Fig . 35. LADY AND. 42.
... playful Cherubs ( Fig . 25 ) ; ori- ginally no doubt an altar - piece , but now in the Gallery of the Louvre . He also designed a number of fascinating putti entwined in a garland of fruit : Fig . 34 . After Fig . 35. LADY AND. 42.
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Hermann Knackfuss. Fig . 34 . After Fig . 35. LADY AND CHILD ( probably Isabella. MELEAGER AND ATALANTA . In the Pinakothek at Munich . After a photograph from the original by Franz Hanfstängl , Munich . ( To page 47. ) ( To page 48. ) ( To ...
Hermann Knackfuss. Fig . 34 . After Fig . 35. LADY AND CHILD ( probably Isabella. MELEAGER AND ATALANTA . In the Pinakothek at Munich . After a photograph from the original by Franz Hanfstängl , Munich . ( To page 47. ) ( To page 48. ) ( To ...
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