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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... whose family had inherited the titles of Herrn van Hogeveen , Desplasse ,
Vuerse , Draakensteyn & c . was descended from the Duke Johann III . of Brabant
and Isabella van Veen . Fig . 7 . STUDY OF HEADS AND Hands . II.
... whose family had inherited the titles of Herrn van Hogeveen , Desplasse ,
Vuerse , Draakensteyn & c . was descended from the Duke Johann III . of Brabant
and Isabella van Veen . Fig . 7 . STUDY OF HEADS AND Hands . II.
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STUDY OF HEADS AND Hands . In the Albertina at Vienna . After a photograph
from the original by Braun , Clément & Co. , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To
page 18. ) A perfect courtier , he was much esteemed by the Prince of Parma ...
STUDY OF HEADS AND Hands . In the Albertina at Vienna . After a photograph
from the original by Braun , Clément & Co. , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To
page 18. ) A perfect courtier , he was much esteemed by the Prince of Parma ...
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male and female heads drawn from the antique , with studies for folded hands on
the same sheat ( Fig . 7 ) . Side by side with these vigorous drawings , we should
also mention the noble sketch of an old man with a beard , which probably ...
male and female heads drawn from the antique , with studies for folded hands on
the same sheat ( Fig . 7 ) . Side by side with these vigorous drawings , we should
also mention the noble sketch of an old man with a beard , which probably ...
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which are still to be seen over the high - altar , representing the Queen of Heaven
with three Saints on either hand . He reserved for himself however the picture that
he had first painted , in which , besides the two Patrons of the church , he had ...
which are still to be seen over the high - altar , representing the Queen of Heaven
with three Saints on either hand . He reserved for himself however the picture that
he had first painted , in which , besides the two Patrons of the church , he had ...
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The dead Christ lowered in a white sheet is surrounded by His disciples and
friends , who support His body , whilst near at hand stands His Mother . Her head
is shrouded in a mourning veil ; she is overcome with grief and supported by the
...
The dead Christ lowered in a white sheet is surrounded by His disciples and
friends , who support His body , whilst near at hand stands His Mother . Her head
is shrouded in a mourning veil ; she is overcome with grief and supported by 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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