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In 1606 he was again in Rome, where he began to paint an altar-piece for an
Oratory just built, known as the new church (Chiesa Vuoza). Before, however, he
could finish it, he was recalled by the Duke of Mantua, in whose company in the ...
In 1606 he was again in Rome, where he began to paint an altar-piece for an
Oratory just built, known as the new church (Chiesa Vuoza). Before, however, he
could finish it, he was recalled by the Duke of Mantua, in whose company in the ...
Page 22
Rubens dealt with the same subject a variety of times, but it is impossible to say
positively whether this hero is really meant to represent some known personage
or not. We find similar pictures differing but slightly from each other in the ...
Rubens dealt with the same subject a variety of times, but it is impossible to say
positively whether this hero is really meant to represent some known personage
or not. We find similar pictures differing but slightly from each other in the ...
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On the outer side of the two wings he also / painted an idyllic Holy Family, known
as the J/adonna under the Apple- y 7Fee. In 1641, this splendid altar-piece was
removed to make way for a so-called miraculous picture; on which occasion both
...
On the outer side of the two wings he also / painted an idyllic Holy Family, known
as the J/adonna under the Apple- y 7Fee. In 1641, this splendid altar-piece was
removed to make way for a so-called miraculous picture; on which occasion both
...
Page 34
Rubens' Descent /rom the Cross is a well known and much admired picture. 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 ...
Rubens' Descent /rom the Cross is a well known and much admired picture. 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 ...
Page 44
A similar idea is to be found in a delightful sketch in the Hermitage Collection,
known as the Statue of Ceres. Here exquisite baby-figures crowd around a niche
containing a figure of the goddess and adorn it with garlands of fruit (Fig. 27).
A similar idea is to be found in a delightful sketch in the Hermitage Collection,
known as the Statue of Ceres. Here exquisite baby-figures crowd around a niche
containing a figure of the goddess and adorn it with garlands of fruit (Fig. 27).
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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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