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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Amongst these are the sketches of Ahasverus and Esther , designs for the decoration of a ceiling , and the splendid painting of Samson and Delilah , both in the Pinakothek at Munich ( Fig . 33 ) . In 1614 his eldest son was born .
Amongst these are the sketches of Ahasverus and Esther , designs for the decoration of a ceiling , and the splendid painting of Samson and Delilah , both in the Pinakothek at Munich ( Fig . 33 ) . In 1614 his eldest son was born .
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Moreover he allowed his pupils to copy his earlier works , since he was sure that to find numerous purchasers for them . The famous picture in the Antwerp Museum known under the. 60 Sketch for the decoration of the centre vault of the ...
Moreover he allowed his pupils to copy his earlier works , since he was sure that to find numerous purchasers for them . The famous picture in the Antwerp Museum known under the. 60 Sketch for the decoration of the centre vault of the ...
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SKETCH FOR THE DECORATION OF THE CENTRE VAULT OF THE JESUIT CHURCH AT ANTWERP . Drawing in the Albertina at Vienna . After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co. , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 78. ) ...
SKETCH FOR THE DECORATION OF THE CENTRE VAULT OF THE JESUIT CHURCH AT ANTWERP . Drawing in the Albertina at Vienna . After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co. , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 78. ) ...
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that year he signed a contract with Father Jacobus Tirinus , the head of the Jesuit College at Antwerp , to the effect that he would undertake the entire pictorial decoration of the church . He had already been entrusted with altar ...
that year he signed a contract with Father Jacobus Tirinus , the head of the Jesuit College at Antwerp , to the effect that he would undertake the entire pictorial decoration of the church . He had already been entrusted with altar ...
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9 idea of the grandeur of the interior of this Jesuit church , the gilded marble decoration of which formed so exquisite a frame for Rubens ' paintings , resplendent in glowing colour . The Imperial Picture - Gallery at Vienna possesses ...
9 idea of the grandeur of the interior of this Jesuit church , the gilded marble decoration of which formed so exquisite a frame for Rubens ' paintings , resplendent in glowing colour . The Imperial Picture - Gallery at Vienna possesses ...
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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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