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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Page 85
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 ...
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 ...
Page 88
Sketch for the picture of the Medici Gallery in the Louvre . ... The Marriage of
Maria de Medicis by Proxy : - the old Archduke Ferdinand , as representative of
the King of France stood with her before the Altar : - is still more like a picture
drawn ...
Sketch for the picture of the Medici Gallery in the Louvre . ... The Marriage of
Maria de Medicis by Proxy : - the old Archduke Ferdinand , as representative of
the King of France stood with her before the Altar : - is still more like a picture
drawn ...
Page 89
Sketch for the picture of the Medici Gallery in the Louvre . In the Pinakothek at
Munich . After a photograph from the original by Franız Hansstängl , Munich . ( To
page 90. ) Olympus , whilst a car drawn by lions indicates the town of Lyons ...
Sketch for the picture of the Medici Gallery in the Louvre . In the Pinakothek at
Munich . After a photograph from the original by Franız Hansstängl , Munich . ( To
page 90. ) Olympus , whilst a car drawn by lions indicates the town of Lyons ...
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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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