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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... still mounted , in wild despair ride over the bodies of their dead companions
into the water ; whence others have already tried to gain safety by swimming . In
the distance Fig . 56 . THE Toilet of Venus . In 68 Maria de Medici In the Prado at
...
... still mounted , in wild despair ride over the bodies of their dead companions
into the water ; whence others have already tried to gain safety by swimming . In
the distance Fig . 56 . THE Toilet of Venus . In 68 Maria de Medici In the Prado at
...
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In the Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna . After a photograph from the original by
Franz Hanfstäng ) , Munich . ( To page 72 . ) a conflagration is visible , the
glowing red of which. The Marriage of Maria de Medici by Proxy Sketch for the
picture.
In the Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna . After a photograph from the original by
Franz Hanfstäng ) , Munich . ( To page 72 . ) a conflagration is visible , the
glowing red of which. The Marriage of Maria de Medici by Proxy Sketch for the
picture.
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MARIA DE MEDICI . In the Prado at Madrid . After a photograph from the original
by Braun , Clément & Co . , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 86 . ) It
was in 1621 that he received a commission which , as regards variety and size ,
left ...
MARIA DE MEDICI . In the Prado at Madrid . After a photograph from the original
by Braun , Clément & Co . , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 86 . ) It
was in 1621 that he received a commission which , as regards variety and size ,
left ...
Page 86
It is said that he painted the two last scenes for this Medici Gallery entirely with
his own hands , and frequently in the presence of the Queen herself , who
seemed to take a delight in watching this celebrated man at work , and who was
greatly ...
It is said that he painted the two last scenes for this Medici Gallery entirely with
his own hands , and frequently in the presence of the Queen herself , who
seemed to take a delight in watching this celebrated man at work , and who was
greatly ...
Page 87
The simple facts of the Life of Maria de Medici , down to the day of her
reconciliation with her son , could not have furnished , even to a Rubens ,
enough stirring and interFig . 69 . THE MARRIAGE OF MARIA DE MEDICI By
Proxy . Sketch for ...
The simple facts of the Life of Maria de Medici , down to the day of her
reconciliation with her son , could not have furnished , even to a Rubens ,
enough stirring and interFig . 69 . THE MARRIAGE OF MARIA DE MEDICI By
Proxy . Sketch for ...
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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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