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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Hermann Knackfuss. PortraiT OF RUBENS BY HIMSELF . In the Imperial Gallery at Vienna . After a photograph from the original by J. Löwy , Vienna . ALLEGED PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST'S MOTHER .
Hermann Knackfuss. PortraiT OF RUBENS BY HIMSELF . In the Imperial Gallery at Vienna . After a photograph from the original by J. Löwy , Vienna . ALLEGED PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST'S MOTHER .
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In the Imperial. 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.
In the Imperial. 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.
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... where one may even detect in the fair Venetian something of his own Flemish ideals of beauty . On other occasions Rubens treated his subject even more freely. 15 The Altar of St Ildefonso In the Imperial Gallery at Vienna.
... where one may even detect in the fair Venetian something of his own Flemish ideals of beauty . On other occasions Rubens treated his subject even more freely. 15 The Altar of St Ildefonso In the Imperial Gallery at Vienna.
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Hermann Knackfuss. Fig . 15. THE ILDEFONSO ALTAR . In the Imperial Gallery at Vienna . ( To page 30. ) THE ELEYATION OF THE Cross . From an engraving by.
Hermann Knackfuss. Fig . 15. THE ILDEFONSO ALTAR . In the Imperial Gallery at Vienna . ( To page 30. ) THE ELEYATION OF THE Cross . From an engraving by.
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To show his gratitude for so much honour , he painted this altar - piece without demanding any remuneration . He gave to it the shape of an. 28 The Lamentation for Christ In the Imperial Museum at Vienna.
To show his gratitude for so much honour , he painted this altar - piece without demanding any remuneration . He gave to it the shape of an. 28 The Lamentation for Christ In the Imperial Museum at Vienna.
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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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