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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At the Louvre we find excellent drawings made by Rubens after Michelangelo's
Prophets in the Sixtine Chapel . His attempts to impart to his own creations
something of the Titanic grandeur of the great Florentine are clearly visible in a
drawing ...
At the Louvre we find excellent drawings made by Rubens after Michelangelo's
Prophets in the Sixtine Chapel . His attempts to impart to his own creations
something of the Titanic grandeur of the great Florentine are clearly visible in a
drawing ...
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Whilst in Milan on his return from Genoa and also when on his way to Spain ,
Rubens made careful drawings from Leonardo's “ Battle of Anghiari ” and from
the celebrated Cena , both of which are preserved in the Louvre . It is also
probable ...
Whilst in Milan on his return from Genoa and also when on his way to Spain ,
Rubens made careful drawings from Leonardo's “ Battle of Anghiari ” and from
the celebrated Cena , both of which are preserved in the Louvre . It is also
probable ...
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In the Louvre at Paris . After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément &
Co. , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 34. ) In the autumn of 1608 he
received ' alarming accounts of the health of this beloved parent : wherefore he at
...
In the Louvre at Paris . After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément &
Co. , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 34. ) In the autumn of 1608 he
received ' alarming accounts of the health of this beloved parent : wherefore he at
...
Page 32
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 painted an idyllic Holy Family , known as
the ...
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 painted an idyllic Holy Family , known as
the ...
Page 34
... now in the transept of the cathedral at Antwerp . There is in the Louvre a
drawing for this picture , giving an idea of the whole composition which , when
finally executed , was divided into three parts : The Elevation of the Cross in the
centre ...
... now in the transept of the cathedral at Antwerp . There is in the Louvre a
drawing for this picture , giving an idea of the whole composition which , when
finally executed , was divided into three parts : The Elevation of the Cross in the
centre ...
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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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