RubensVelhagen & Klasing, 1904 - 168 pages This 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 10
... , but his marked artistic inclinations Fig . 5. DEMOSTHENES , from a series of antique portrait - busts designed by Rubens . Engraving by H. Witdoek . ( To page 16. ) 4 Fig . 6. TIBERIUS AND AGRIPPINA . In the Liechtenstein. 10.
... , but his marked artistic inclinations Fig . 5. DEMOSTHENES , from a series of antique portrait - busts designed by Rubens . Engraving by H. Witdoek . ( To page 16. ) 4 Fig . 6. TIBERIUS AND AGRIPPINA . In the Liechtenstein. 10.
Page 42
... ; originally no doubt an altar - piece , but now in the Gallery of the Louvre . He also designed a number of fascinating putti entwined in a garland of fruit : 4 Fig . 34. MELEAGER AND ATALANTA . In the Pinakothek. 42.
... ; originally no doubt an altar - piece , but now in the Gallery of the Louvre . He also designed a number of fascinating putti entwined in a garland of fruit : 4 Fig . 34. MELEAGER AND ATALANTA . In the Pinakothek. 42.
Page 76
... designed by himself , and thus to arrive at a combination of the highest perfection . If there be such a thing as a Jesuit style in painting , Rubens certainly was its greatest master ; for he thoroughly understood how to represent ...
... designed by himself , and thus to arrive at a combination of the highest perfection . If there be such a thing as a Jesuit style in painting , Rubens certainly was its greatest master ; for he thoroughly understood how to represent ...
Page 81
Hermann Knackfuss. and the terrestrial globe ( Fig . 64 ) . Whilst Rubens designed this sketch ( now at the Hermitage ) , intended for reproduction , most carefully in grey on grey , he was content on other occasions only to heighten ...
Hermann Knackfuss. and the terrestrial globe ( Fig . 64 ) . Whilst Rubens designed this sketch ( now at the Hermitage ) , intended for reproduction , most carefully in grey on grey , he was content on other occasions only to heighten ...
Page 122
... designed a magnificent dish to be executed in silver representing the Birth of Venus . Both these works were sold at the King's death and only quite recently found their way back to London . The St. George is now in the Royal Collection ...
... designed a magnificent dish to be executed in silver representing the Birth of Venus . Both these works were sold at the King's death and only quite recently found their way back to London . The St. George is now in the Royal Collection ...
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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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