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Page 18
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 ...
Page 22
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 resolved to
...
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 resolved to
...
Page 34
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, Io stübers were spent
on wine for the master's pupils: and that, after the completion of the picture, 8
florins ...
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, Io stübers were spent
on wine for the master's pupils: and that, after the completion of the picture, 8
florins ...
Page 36
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
Visitation ...
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
Visitation ...
Page 75
The completion of the Church of the Jesuits at Antwerp in the year 162o brought
Rubens very extensive commissions. On the 20th March in that year he signed a
contract with Father Jacobus Tirinus,. After a photograph from the original by ...
The completion of the Church of the Jesuits at Antwerp in the year 162o brought
Rubens very extensive commissions. On the 20th March in that year he signed a
contract with Father Jacobus Tirinus,. After a photograph from the original by ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Rubens 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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