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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Hermann Knackfuss. PORTRAIT OF RUBENS BY HIMSELF . In the Imperial Gallery at Vienna . After a photograph from the original by J. Löwy , Vienna . Fig . 15. THE ILDEFONSO ALTAR . In the Imperial.
Hermann Knackfuss. PORTRAIT OF RUBENS BY HIMSELF . In the Imperial Gallery at Vienna . After a photograph from the original by J. Löwy , Vienna . Fig . 15. THE ILDEFONSO ALTAR . In the Imperial.
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Hermann Knackfuss. CA The fact that in 1607 the Archduke Albrecht requested the. 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. CA The fact that in 1607 the Archduke Albrecht requested the. 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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To show his gratitude for so much honour , he painted this altar - piece without demanding any remuneration . He gave to it the shape of an. 28 The Lamentation for Christ In the Imperial Museum at Vienna.
To show his gratitude for so much honour , he painted this altar - piece without demanding any remuneration . He gave to it the shape of an. 28 The Lamentation for Christ In the Imperial Museum at Vienna.
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In the Imperial Museum at Vienna . their outer side St. Christopher . This latter subject Rubens repeated again in a picture now at Munich ( Fig . 19 ) . The idea of Christ being thus carried is the binding link in all four ...
In the Imperial Museum at Vienna . their outer side St. Christopher . This latter subject Rubens repeated again in a picture now at Munich ( Fig . 19 ) . The idea of Christ being thus carried is the binding link in all four ...
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... towards the end of 1616 to paint an Altar - piece representing the Adoration of the Magi . It was a composition Fig . 53 . which he had treated once before. 62 St Ignatius Loyola healing the Possessed In the Imperial Gallery at Vienna.
... towards the end of 1616 to paint an Altar - piece representing the Adoration of the Magi . It was a composition Fig . 53 . which he had treated once before. 62 St Ignatius Loyola healing the Possessed In the Imperial Gallery at Vienna.
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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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