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 beginning of 1604 Rubens returned to Mantua , where his chief work
during that and the following year as the completion of a triptych for the Jesuit -
Church . The centre - piece represented the Trinity , the two wings the Baptism
and ...
At the beginning of 1604 Rubens returned to Mantua , where his chief work
during that and the following year as the completion of a triptych for the Jesuit -
Church . The centre - piece represented the Trinity , the two wings the Baptism
and ...
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He worked also at the Oratory of the Chiesa Nuova , completing the altar - piece ,
which he had , as we have already seen , begon two years before . When
however it was set up in its place , the light proved so unfavourable to it , that he ...
He worked also at the Oratory of the Chiesa Nuova , completing the altar - piece ,
which he had , as we have already seen , begon two years before . When
however it was set up in its place , the light proved so unfavourable to it , that he ...
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The records of payment are still in existence , and it is amusing to see that on
three occasions , while the work was proceeding , 9 florins , 10 stübers were
spent on wine for the master ' s pupils : and that , after the completion of the
picture , 8 ...
The records of payment are still in existence , and it is amusing to see that on
three occasions , while the work was proceeding , 9 florins , 10 stübers were
spent on wine for the master ' s pupils : and that , after the completion of the
picture , 8 ...
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more than any other work , a landmark in the History of Art . From the date of its
completion Dutch and Flemish painters realized that it was no longer necessary
to go to Italy to see first rate works of art . On the two wings are painted the ...
more than any other work , a landmark in the History of Art . From the date of its
completion Dutch and Flemish painters realized that it was no longer necessary
to go to Italy to see first rate works of art . On the two wings are painted the ...
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vast number of times , and the Munich Pinakothek possesses a replica , though in
a much smaller size ( Fig . 59 ) . The completion of the Church of the Jesuits at
Antwerp in the year 1620 brought Rubens very extensive commissions . On the ...
vast number of times , and the Munich Pinakothek possesses a replica , though in
a much smaller size ( Fig . 59 ) . The completion of the Church of the Jesuits at
Antwerp in the year 1620 brought Rubens very extensive commissions . On the ...
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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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