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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In the same collection is a sketch in oil of an Old Lady in a Black Veil , conceived apparently with an expression of tenderness . This painting , if tradition is to be believed , represents his mother ( Fig .
In the same collection is a sketch in oil of an Old Lady in a Black Veil , conceived apparently with an expression of tenderness . This painting , if tradition is to be believed , represents his mother ( Fig .
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... in the rich collections of Painting and Sculpture belonging to his patron Vincenzo Gonzaga himself . ... of the Titanic grandeur of the great Florentine are clearly visible in a drawing in the Albertina collection in Vienna ( Fig .
... in the rich collections of Painting and Sculpture belonging to his patron Vincenzo Gonzaga himself . ... of the Titanic grandeur of the great Florentine are clearly visible in a drawing in the Albertina collection in Vienna ( Fig .
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The thorough grasp that Rubens acquired of the classical beauty of old marbles is best proved by the profiles of a Roman couple , now in the collection of Prince Liechtenstein in Vienna ( Fig . 6 ) . There are also in the Albertina fine ...
The thorough grasp that Rubens acquired of the classical beauty of old marbles is best proved by the profiles of a Roman couple , now in the collection of Prince Liechtenstein in Vienna ( Fig . 6 ) . There are also in the Albertina fine ...
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Here he devoted special attention to the architecture of the town and , in order to improve the taste for building in his own country , conceived the idea , of making a collection of drawings of Genoese palace - architecture .
Here he devoted special attention to the architecture of the town and , in order to improve the taste for building in his own country , conceived the idea , of making a collection of drawings of Genoese palace - architecture .
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This plan he subsequently carried out in conjunction with N. Rykemans ; and a collection of etchings , including no less than 136 plates of the “ Palazzi di Genova " , appeared at Antwerp in two separate 1 3 Fig . 13.
This plan he subsequently carried out in conjunction with N. Rykemans ; and a collection of etchings , including no less than 136 plates of the “ Palazzi di Genova " , appeared at Antwerp in two separate 1 3 Fig . 13.
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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 | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 24 Apr 2008 |
| Length | 168 pages |
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