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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... Brotherhood , to who : n he had given an altar in his own church dedicated to "
St. James on the Kaltenberg ” . The painter received a commission to adorn this
altar and , although but a commoner by birth , he was elected a member by this ...
... Brotherhood , to who : n he had given an altar in his own church dedicated to "
St. James on the Kaltenberg ” . The painter received a commission to adorn this
altar and , although but a commoner by birth , he was elected a member by this ...
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He fashioned a sumptuous Palace in the late Renaissance style , which he
further furnished with princely splendour ; and in the garden erected a richly
adorned circular building to contain his own art - treasures and antique marbles .
He fashioned a sumptuous Palace in the late Renaissance style , which he
further furnished with princely splendour ; and in the garden erected a richly
adorned circular building to contain his own art - treasures and antique marbles .
Page 44
Here exquisite baby - figures crowd around a niche containing a figure of the
goddess and adorn it with garlands of fruit ( Fig . 27 ) . It is possible , that this fine
sketch was originally intended as a design for a titlepage , such as in 1603
Rubens ...
Here exquisite baby - figures crowd around a niche containing a figure of the
goddess and adorn it with garlands of fruit ( Fig . 27 ) . It is possible , that this fine
sketch was originally intended as a design for a titlepage , such as in 1603
Rubens ...
Page 58
Carleton was particularly anxious that the artist himself should chose the latter ,
wich were to be adorned with representations of figures , for him . Rubens
mentions in the letter , in which he consents to this proposition that he had that
year ...
Carleton was particularly anxious that the artist himself should chose the latter ,
wich were to be adorned with representations of figures , for him . Rubens
mentions in the letter , in which he consents to this proposition that he had that
year ...
Page 78
In the Plantin - Moretus Museum there are drawings by Jacob de Wit , and
reproductions from the 36 paintings which adorned the ceilings of the aisles and
of the galleries over them : but of the three paintings which were in the vestibule
only ...
In the Plantin - Moretus Museum there are drawings by Jacob de Wit , and
reproductions from the 36 paintings which adorned the ceilings of the aisles and
of the galleries over them : but of the three paintings which were in the vestibule
only ...
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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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