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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For the Count of Nassau needed a large sum of money to help his brother in the
war against the Spanish SupreFig . 4. Democritos , from a series of antique
portrait - heads . macy . It was therefore only Engraving by L. Vostermann . ( To
page ...
For the Count of Nassau needed a large sum of money to help his brother in the
war against the Spanish SupreFig . 4. Democritos , from a series of antique
portrait - heads . macy . It was therefore only Engraving by L. Vostermann . ( To
page ...
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... him to acquire the Latin , : 1 Fig . 6. TIBERIUS AND AGRIPPINA . In. courtly
manners then preFig . 5. DEMOSTHENES , from a series of antique portrait-
busts vailing in good society , but his designed by Rubens . Engraving by H.
Witdoek .
... him to acquire the Latin , : 1 Fig . 6. TIBERIUS AND AGRIPPINA . In. courtly
manners then preFig . 5. DEMOSTHENES , from a series of antique portrait-
busts vailing in good society , but his designed by Rubens . Engraving by H.
Witdoek .
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Hermann Knackfuss. Fig . 15. THE ILDEFONSO ALTAR . In the Imperial Gallery
at Vienna . ( To page 30. ) THE ELEYATION OF THE Cross . From an engraving
by.
Hermann Knackfuss. Fig . 15. THE ILDEFONSO ALTAR . In the Imperial Gallery
at Vienna . ( To page 30. ) THE ELEYATION OF THE Cross . From an engraving
by.
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... last fettered to his native land . Although he executed numerous important
works in Italy , his sojourn there can only be regarded Fig . 18 . The DESCENT
FROM THE Cross . THE ELEYATION OF THE Cross . From an engraving by
Witdoek .
... last fettered to his native land . Although he executed numerous important
works in Italy , his sojourn there can only be regarded Fig . 18 . The DESCENT
FROM THE Cross . THE ELEYATION OF THE Cross . From an engraving by
Witdoek .
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... of studying under him that he was obliged to pass them on to other painters ;
and , indeed , as he wrote to a friend of his , an engraver , he had to reject
hundreds of pupils , amongst whom were even acquaintances of his own and his
wife's .
... of studying under him that he was obliged to pass them on to other painters ;
and , indeed , as he wrote to a friend of his , an engraver , he had to reject
hundreds of pupils , amongst whom were even acquaintances of his own and his
wife's .
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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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