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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 16
Page 9
... present himself before the municipality of Nassau whenever required to do so : and that he should never again enter the separate dominions of William of Oranje , nor dare to come into his presence . Johann Rubens was thus at last ...
... present himself before the municipality of Nassau whenever required to do so : and that he should never again enter the separate dominions of William of Oranje , nor dare to come into his presence . Johann Rubens was thus at last ...
Page 14
... present to his titular church three altar - pieces . The " Crowning with Thorns " , the " Crucifixion " and the " Invention of the Cross " were the three pictures painted by Rubens on this occasion for this purpose . They remained in ...
... present to his titular church three altar - pieces . The " Crowning with Thorns " , the " Crucifixion " and the " Invention of the Cross " were the three pictures painted by Rubens on this occasion for this purpose . They remained in ...
Page 18
... presents intended for King Philip III . and his minister the Duke of Lerma . The voyage was not favoured with fine weather , for it rained uncessantly for twenty days . Only a portion of the gifts , which included a carriage with seven ...
... presents intended for King Philip III . and his minister the Duke of Lerma . The voyage was not favoured with fine weather , for it rained uncessantly for twenty days . Only a portion of the gifts , which included a carriage with seven ...
Page 22
... present day , they were much appreciated at that time . 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 ...
... present day , they were much appreciated at that time . 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 ...
Page 34
... present for his wife . 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 ...
... present for his wife . 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 ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
adorned Albertina at Vienna Albrecht altar altar-piece Ambassador Antwerp Archduke artist Balthasar Moretus Berlin Museum Brussels Cardinal Infant Carleton charm Clément Clément & Co Collection Cologne colour commission composition daughter death decoration designed display Dornach Drawing Dresden Gallery English engraving executed expression figures Flemish florins France Franz Hanfstängl Gallery at Vienna Gerbier hand Helena Fourment Hermitage at St Holy Imperial Museum Infant Christ Infanta Isabella Isabella Brant King of Spain KNACKFUSS ladies landscape letter Liechtenstein Gallery life-size Louvre Louvre at Paris marble Maria de Medici master master-pieces Medici Gallery Munich Pinakothek Museum at Antwerp Museum at Vienna mythological negotiations Netherlands nymph original by Braun original by Franz painted painter Palace Paris and New-York peace period Peter Paul Rubens Petersburg Philip photograph picture Pinakothek at Munich Plantin-Moretus Museum portrait possesses Prince pupils Queen representing Saint Scaglia scenes seems sketch Spanish Spinola town Virgin whilst wife wrote
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 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |