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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1 . gine that you could In the Pinakothek at Munich . After a photograph from the original by Franz Hanfstäng ) , Munich . ever think , that I should ( To page 13. ) make great difficulty in this matter , as indeed I have not done .
1 . gine that you could In the Pinakothek at Munich . After a photograph from the original by Franz Hanfstäng ) , Munich . ever think , that I should ( To page 13. ) make great difficulty in this matter , as indeed I have not done .
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In the Pinakothek at Munich . Fig . 15. THE ILDEFONSO ALTAR . 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 .
In the Pinakothek at Munich . Fig . 15. THE ILDEFONSO ALTAR . 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 .
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A portrait bust of a Young Man in the old Pinakothek at Munich also shows his method of executing portraits ( Fig . 3 ) at this early period . In the same collection is a sketch in oil of an Old Lady in a Black Veil , conceived ...
A portrait bust of a Young Man in the old Pinakothek at Munich also shows his method of executing portraits ( Fig . 3 ) at this early period . In the same collection is a sketch in oil of an Old Lady in a Black Veil , conceived ...
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... Paris and New - York . ( To page 18. ) a they were brought to England , only to be sold. 14 Rubens and his wife Isabella Brant In the Pinakothek at Munich.
... Paris and New - York . ( To page 18. ) a they were brought to England , only to be sold. 14 Rubens and his wife Isabella Brant In the Pinakothek at Munich.
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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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