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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... his Holy Spirit . I shall continually pray for you ; and so also do our little children
, who send their love and who — God knows – long so much to see you . Written
on the 1st of April at night between 12 and 1 o'clock . No longer sign yourself ...
... his Holy Spirit . I shall continually pray for you ; and so also do our little children
, who send their love and who — God knows – long so much to see you . Written
on the 1st of April at night between 12 and 1 o'clock . No longer sign yourself ...
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We do not know however much about his early work ; although the Holy Trinity in
the Museum at Antwerp is generally regarded as one of his first paintings . It
represents the Dead Christ , supported by two angels and holding the symbols of
his ...
We do not know however much about his early work ; although the Holy Trinity in
the Museum at Antwerp is generally regarded as one of his first paintings . It
represents the Dead Christ , supported by two angels and holding the symbols of
his ...
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Side by side with these vigorous drawings , we should also mention the noble
sketch of an old man with a beard , which probably served as a model for some
holy bishop and well illustrates the method employed by the young Rubens in .
his ...
Side by side with these vigorous drawings , we should also mention the noble
sketch of an old man with a beard , which probably served as a model for some
holy bishop and well illustrates the method employed by the young Rubens in .
his ...
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24. STUDIES OF Putti . Pen and ink drawing in the Albertina at Vienna . After a
photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co. , Dornach , Paris and New
- York . ( To page 42. ) Fig . 25 . MADONNA WITH THE HOLY INNOCENTS . 5 ...
24. STUDIES OF Putti . Pen and ink drawing in the Albertina at Vienna . After a
photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co. , Dornach , Paris and New
- York . ( To page 42. ) Fig . 25 . MADONNA WITH THE HOLY INNOCENTS . 5 ...
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MADONNA WITH THE HOLY INNOCENTS . In the Louvre . After a photograph
from the original by Braun , Clément & Co. , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To
page 42. ) unique in the history of art . On the outer side of the two wings he also
...
MADONNA WITH THE HOLY INNOCENTS . In the Louvre . After a photograph
from the original by Braun , Clément & Co. , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To
page 42. ) unique in the history of art . On the outer side of the two wings he also
...
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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 | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 3 Mar 2009 |
| Length | 168 pages |
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