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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Page 6
The words though of her Grace ” ( probably the mother of the Orange princes ) “
which I have conveyed to you in another letter , still give me hope . . . . I cannot
believe that we shall be so completely and so miserably separated . . . . O God ...
The words though of her Grace ” ( probably the mother of the Orange princes ) “
which I have conveyed to you in another letter , still give me hope . . . . I cannot
believe that we shall be so completely and so miserably separated . . . . O God ...
Page 10
And it was probably for this reason that Peter Paul Rubens thought himself
justified in stating : that he had passed the first 10 years of his life in Cologne . It is
therefore not to be wondered at , that for centuries Cologne was supposed to
have ...
And it was probably for this reason that Peter Paul Rubens thought himself
justified in stating : that he had passed the first 10 years of his life in Cologne . It is
therefore not to be wondered at , that for centuries Cologne was supposed to
have ...
Page 18
Side by side with these vigorous drawings , we should also mention the noble
sketch of an old man with a beard , which probably served as a model for some
holy bishop and well illustrates the method employed by the young Rubens in his
...
Side by side with these vigorous drawings , we should also mention the noble
sketch of an old man with a beard , which probably served as a model for some
holy bishop and well illustrates the method employed by the young Rubens in his
...
Page 42
Among collection of drawings at the Albertina , is a sheet covered with hastily -
drawn , but none the less charming , Cupids in a great variety of attitudes ( Fig .
24 ) . They are probably sketches for the charming picture painted at this period ...
Among collection of drawings at the Albertina , is a sheet covered with hastily -
drawn , but none the less charming , Cupids in a great variety of attitudes ( Fig .
24 ) . They are probably sketches for the charming picture painted at this period ...
Page 43
Hermann Knackfuss. Fig . 34 . MELEAGER AND ATALANTA . In the Pinakothek
at Munich . After a photograph from the original by Franz Hanfstängl , Munich . (
To page 47 . ) Fig . 35 . LADY AND CHILD ( probably Isabella.
Hermann Knackfuss. Fig . 34 . MELEAGER AND ATALANTA . In the Pinakothek
at Munich . After a photograph from the original by Franz Hanfstängl , Munich . (
To page 47 . ) Fig . 35 . LADY AND CHILD ( probably Isabella.
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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 | H. Grevel & Company, 1904 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 3 Mar 2009 |
| Length | 168 pages |
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