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 9
... present himself before the municipality of Nassau whenever required to do so : and that he should never again enter the separate dominions of William of Oranje , nor dare to come into his presence . Johann Rubens was thus at last ...
... present himself before the municipality of Nassau whenever required to do so : and that he should never again enter the separate dominions of William of Oranje , nor dare to come into his presence . Johann Rubens was thus at last ...
Page 14
... present to his titular church three altar - pieces . The " Crowning with Thorns " , the " Crucifixion " and the " Invention of the Cross " were the three pictures painted by Rubens on this occasion for this purpose . They remained in ...
... present to his titular church three altar - pieces . The " Crowning with Thorns " , the " Crucifixion " and the " Invention of the Cross " were the three pictures painted by Rubens on this occasion for this purpose . They remained in ...
Page 18
... presents intended for King Philip III . and his minister the Duke of Lerma . The voyage was not favoured with fine weather , for it rained uncessantly for twenty days . Only a portion of the gifts , which included a carriage with seven ...
... presents intended for King Philip III . and his minister the Duke of Lerma . The voyage was not favoured with fine weather , for it rained uncessantly for twenty days . Only a portion of the gifts , which included a carriage with seven ...
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... present day , they were much appreciated at that time . To the same category belongs the effective piece of painting in the Pitti Gallery in Florence , which represents Mars tearing himself from the arms of Venus in answer to the Call ...
... present day , they were much appreciated at that time . To the same category belongs the effective piece of painting in the Pitti Gallery in Florence , which represents Mars tearing himself from the arms of Venus in answer to the Call ...
Page 34
... present for his wife . Rubens ' Descent from 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 ...
... present for his wife . Rubens ' Descent from 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 ...
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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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