Rubens

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Page 85
Maria de Medici, widow of Henry IV. of France, had returned to Paris after her
reconciliation with her son Louis XIII. After taking up her residence in the new
Luxembourg Palace, she resolved to adorn a vast gallery with paintings
descriptive of ...

Page 86
69); 6) Her Arrival in France; 7) The Nuptials; 8) The Birth of Louis XIII. ; 9) Henry
IV. starts for the War in Germany : 10) Maria de Medici receives the Crown of
France; 11) The Apotheosis of the murdered King; 12) The Queen's Reign; 13)
Her ...

Page 87
The simple facts of the Life of Maria de Medici, down to the day of her
reconciliation with her son, could not have furnished, even to a Rubens, enough
stirring and inter- Fig. 69. Tim Maeeiage of Maeia de Medici by Peoxy. Sketch for
the picture ...

Page 88
Thk Joueney to Pont de Ce. Sketch for the picture of the Medici Gallery in the
Louvre. ... The Marriage of Maria de Medicis fry Proxy: — the old Archduke
Ferdinand, as representative of the King of France stood with her before the Altar:
— is still ...

Page 89
If we see the Death oj Henry IV. symbolised by his soaring to Olympian Heights
mounted upon an eagle, we need not wonder that Maria de Medici, journeying to
Pont de Ce, is represented as Minerva on horseback (Fig. 70). The face is here ...

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Alleged Portrait of the artists mother In the Pinakothek at Munich 2 The Apostles Peter and Paul Drawing in the Albertina at Vienna	7

Portrait of a young man In the Pinakothek at Munich	8

Democritos from a series of antique portrait heads Engraving by L Vostermann	9

Demosthenes from a series of antique portrait busts designed by Rubens Engraving by H Witdock	10

Study of heads and hands In the Albertina at Vienna	12

Head of a Bishop In the Dresden Gallery	13

Christ and the twelve Apostles In the Albertina at Vienna	14

Portrait of a Franciscan Monk In the Pinakothek at Munich	15

The Journey to Pont de Ce Sketch for the picture of the Medici Gallery in the Louvre In the Pinakothek at Munich	70

The Reconciliation Sketch for the picture of the Medici Gallery in the Louvre In the Pinakothek at Munich	71

Study from the Nude Drawing in the Albertina at Vienna	72

Christ on the Cross In the Musenm at Antwerp	73

It is finished In the Pinakothek at Munich	74

Sketch for the decoration of the centre vault of the Jesuit Church at Antwerp Drawing in the Albertina at Vienna	75

The Assumption of the Virgin In the Pinakothek at Munich	77

Count Thomas Arundel and his Wife In the Pinakothek at Munich	79

Abraham and Melchisedek Drawing in the Albertina at Vienna	16

Victory crowning a Hero In the Pinakothek at Munich	17

The Rivergod Tiber or Tigris with the Goddess of Plenty In the Hermitage at St Petersburg	19

Rubens and his wife Isabella Brant In the Pinakothek at Munich	20

The Altar of St Udefonso In the Imperial Gallery at Vienna	21

The Elevation of the Cross Drawing in black and red chalk on green paper washed and hightened with white in the Louvre at Paris	23

The Elevation of the Cross From an engraving by Witdoek	24

The Descent from the Cross In the Antwerp Museum	25

St Christophorus In the Pinakothek at Munich	26

The Descent from the Cross In the Hermitage at St Petersburg 2J_ 21 Portrait of an unknown man In the Gallery at Cassel	28

Perseus and Andromeda In the Hermitage at St Petersburg	29

Perseus and Andromeda In the Berlin Museum	30

Studies of Putti Pen and ink drawing in the Albertina at Vienna	31

Madonna with the Holy Innocents In the Louvre	32

The Garland of Fruit In the Pinakothek at Munich	33

The Picture of Ceres In the Hermitage St Petersburg	35

The Lamentation for Christ In the Imperial Museum at Vienna	36

The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippos by Castor and Pollux In the Pinakothek at Munich Page	37

Two Satyrs In the Pinakothek at Munich	39

Bacchanalia In the Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna	40

Faun and Diana The Gifts of Autumn In the Picture Gallery at Dresden	41

The Betrayal of Samson In the Pinakothek at Munich	42

Meleager and Atalanta In the Pinakothek at Munich	43

Lady and Child probably Isabella Brant with her son Albrecht In the Picture Gallery at Dresden	44

Head of a Child Rubens eldest daughter In the Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna	45

The Virgin Mary with the Infant Christ in a wreath of flowers The flowers painted by Jan Breughel In the Pinakothek at Munich	46

The Boar Hunt In the Pinakothek at Munich	47

Study of a Horse Drawing in the Albertina at Vienna	48

The Lion Hunt In the Pinakothek at Munich	49

The Resurrection of the Just In the Pinakothek at Munich	50

The Punishment of the Unjust In the Pinakothek at Munich	51

The last Judgment In the Pinakothek at Munich	52

The Adoration of the Shepherds In the Pinakothek at Munich	53

Pieta Sketch for the altarpiece in the Museum at Antwerp In the Albertina at Vienna	54

Death of the Consul P Decius Mus Sketch for an engraving in the Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna	55

The Destruction of the hosts of Sennacherib In the Pinakothek at Munich	57

The Angel of the Lord smites the hosts of Sennacherib Pen and ink drawing in the Albertina at Vienna	58

The Conversion of St Paul In the Pinakothek at Munich	59

The Battle of the Amazons In the Pinakothek at Munich	60

Head of a Child Nicholas Rubens as a child Drawing in the Alber tina at Vienna	61

Mary Refuge of Sinners In the Gallery at Cassel	62

The Communion of St Francis In the Museum at Antwerp	63

Christ and the four Penitents In the Pinakothek at Munich	65

Erechthonius and the Daughters of Cecrops In the Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna	67

The Toilet of Venus In the Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna	69

Portrait of a Man In the Dresden Gallery	80

Charles de Longueval Count Boucquoy Painted for an engraving by Vorstermann In the Hermitage at St Petersburg	81

Portrait of a General For an engraving Drawing in the Gallery at Weimar	82

Tournament outside a Castle In the Louvre at Paris	83

Portrait of Baron Heinrich von Wicq In the Louvre at Paris	84

Maria de Medici In the Prado at Madrid	85

Portrait of Dr van Thulden In the Pinakothek at Munich	86

The Marriage of Maria de Medici by Proxy Sketch for the picture of the Medici Gallery in the Louvre In the Pinakothek at Munich	87

The Reconciliation of Esau and Jacob In the Pinakothek at Munich	88

Latona and the Lycian Peasants In the Pinakothek at Munich	89

The Duke of Buckingham In the Collection of Drawings in the Albertina at Vienna	90

Portrait of Isabella Brant In the Hermitage at St Petcrshurg	91

The Artists Sons Albert and Nicolas In the Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna	92

Rubens Sons From the picture in the Dresden Gallery	93

Philip IV King of Spain In the Hermitage at St Petersburg	94

Elizabeth of Francc Queen of Spain In the Hermitage at St Petersburg	95

Elizabeth of France In the Louvre at Paris	96

Maria di Medici Drawing in the Louvre	97

Helena Fourment as a Bride In the Pinakothek at Munich	98

Portrait of the Artist by himself Sketch for the picture Rubens and Helene Fourment in the Garden in the Pinakothek at Munich Drawing in the Albe...	99

Rubens with his second Wife in their Garden In the Pinakothek at Munich	100

Sketch for the picture The Garden of Love Drawing in the Louvre at Paris	101

Helena Fourment From the van der Hoop Collection in the Museum at Amsterdam	102

Helena Fourment sitting under a portico on an armchair In the Pina kothek at Munich	103

The Garden of Love In the Prado at Madrid	104

The Garden of Love In the Dresden Gallery	105

Helena Fourment In the Hermitage at St Petersburg	106

The Captives Drawing in the Albertina at Vienna	108

Portrait of a Man of Letters In the Pinakothek at Munich	109

Fig 11o The BoarHunt In the Dresden iallery Page	140

Landscape with a Rainbow In the Pinakothek at Munich 141	141

Landscape with Shepherds In the Louvre at Paris	143

Landscape with Cows In the Pinakothek at Munich	145

The Massacre of the Innocents In the Pinakothek at Munich	147

A Franciscan Monk Study In the Hermitage at St Petersburg	148

St Francis receiving the Stigmata In the WallrafRichartz Museum at Cologne	149

The Fair In the Louvre	151

Helena Fourment and her eldest Son In the Pinakothek at Munich	153

Helena Fourment with two Children In the Louvre	155

The Holy Family In the Wallraf Richartz Museum at Cologne	156

The Crucifixion of St Peter In St Peters Church at Cologne	157

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Title	Rubens Volume 9 of Monographs on artists
Author	Hermann Knackfuss
Translated by	Luise Marie Schwab Richter
Publisher	Velhagen & Klasing, 1904
Original from	the New York Public Library
Digitized	24 Apr 2008
Length	168 pages

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