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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At the Louvre we find excellent drawings made by Rubens after Michelangelo ' s
Prophets in the Sixtine Chapel . His attempts to impart to his own creations
something of the Titanic grandeur of the great Florentine are clearly visible in a ...
At the Louvre we find excellent drawings made by Rubens after Michelangelo ' s
Prophets in the Sixtine Chapel . His attempts to impart to his own creations
something of the Titanic grandeur of the great Florentine are clearly visible in a ...
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Whilst in Milan on his return from Genoa and also when on his way to Spain ,
Rubens made careful drawings from Leonardo ' s " Battle of Anghiari ” and from
the celebrated Cena , both of which are preserved in the Louvre . It is also
probable ...
Whilst in Milan on his return from Genoa and also when on his way to Spain ,
Rubens made careful drawings from Leonardo ' s " Battle of Anghiari ” and from
the celebrated Cena , both of which are preserved in the Louvre . It is also
probable ...
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In the Louvre at Paris . After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément &
Co . , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 34 . ) In the autumn of 1608 he
received alarming accounts of the health of this beloved parent : wherefore he at
...
In the Louvre at Paris . After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément &
Co . , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 34 . ) In the autumn of 1608 he
received alarming accounts of the health of this beloved parent : wherefore he at
...
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In the Louvre . After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co . ,
Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 42 . ) unique in the history of art . On
the outer side of the two wings he also painted an idyllic Holy Family , known as
the ...
In the Louvre . After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co . ,
Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 42 . ) unique in the history of art . On
the outer side of the two wings he also painted an idyllic Holy Family , known as
the ...
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There is in the Louvre a drawing for this picture , giving an idea of the whole
composition which , when finally executed , was divided into three parts : The
Elevation of the Cross in the centre : on the right the Weeping Women : on the left
the ...
There is in the Louvre a drawing for this picture , giving an idea of the whole
composition which , when finally executed , was divided into three parts : The
Elevation of the Cross in the centre : on the right the Weeping Women : on the left
the ...
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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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