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 wild despair ride over the bodies of their dead companions into the water ; whence others have already tried to gain safety by swimming . In the distance 1 RU Fig . 56. THE TOILET OF VENUS . 68 Maria de Medici In the Prado at Madrid.
... in wild despair ride over the bodies of their dead companions into the water ; whence others have already tried to gain safety by swimming . In the distance 1 RU Fig . 56. THE TOILET OF VENUS . 68 Maria de Medici In the Prado at Madrid.
Page 69
In the Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna . After a photograph from the original by Franz Hanfstäng ) , Munich . ( To page 72. ) 웃 a confiagration is visible , the glowing red of. The Marriage of Maria de Medici by Proxy Sketch for the ...
In the Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna . After a photograph from the original by Franz Hanfstäng ) , Munich . ( To page 72. ) 웃 a confiagration is visible , the glowing red of. The Marriage of Maria de Medici by Proxy Sketch for the ...
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... is the fine picture with half - length figures in the > Pinakothek at Munich : " The Saviour and the Four 70 The Journey to Pont de Cé Sketch for the picture of the Medici Gallery in the Louvre In the Pinakothek at Munich.
... is the fine picture with half - length figures in the > Pinakothek at Munich : " The Saviour and the Four 70 The Journey to Pont de Cé Sketch for the picture of the Medici Gallery in the Louvre In the Pinakothek at Munich.
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MARIA DE MEDICI . In the Prado at Madrid . After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co. , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 86. ) It was in 1621 that he received a commission which , as regards variety and size ...
MARIA DE MEDICI . In the Prado at Madrid . After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co. , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 86. ) It was in 1621 that he received a commission which , as regards variety and size ...
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It is said that he painted the two last scenes for this Medici Gallery entirely with his own hands , and frequently in the presence of the Queen herself , who seemed to take a delight in watching this celebrated man at work , and who ...
It is said that he painted the two last scenes for this Medici Gallery entirely with his own hands , and frequently in the presence of the Queen herself , who seemed to take a delight in watching this celebrated man at work , and who ...
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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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