RubensVelhagen & Klasing, 1904 - 168 pages This 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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Page 9
... light on the 29th of June 1577 , on account of the date of his birth , received at the font the names of the two great Apostles : Peter and Paul . This infant was destined to immor- talize the name of Rubens . Towards the end of the ...
... light on the 29th of June 1577 , on account of the date of his birth , received at the font the names of the two great Apostles : Peter and Paul . This infant was destined to immor- talize the name of Rubens . Towards the end of the ...
Page 22
... however it was set up in its place , the light proved so unfavourable to it , that he re- solved to replace it by another work . He therefore painted the three pictures - which are still to be seen over the high - 22.
... however it was set up in its place , the light proved so unfavourable to it , that he re- solved to replace it by another work . He therefore painted the three pictures - which are still to be seen over the high - 22.
Page 30
... light child - angels joyously hover around it . In the two wings the Archduke and his Archduchess on their knees , clad in royal robes , and with their Patrons ( To page 42. ) beside them , are awe - struck spectators of this miracle ...
... light child - angels joyously hover around it . In the two wings the Archduke and his Archduchess on their knees , clad in royal robes , and with their Patrons ( To page 42. ) beside them , are awe - struck spectators of this miracle ...
Page 64
... Light radiates from the Infant as it were illuminating the Kings , the oldest of whom is on his knees , whilst the second one , in the red mantle , stands behind him , and the third , a negro , gazes around with looks of curiosity . His ...
... Light radiates from the Infant as it were illuminating the Kings , the oldest of whom is on his knees , whilst the second one , in the red mantle , stands behind him , and the third , a negro , gazes around with looks of curiosity . His ...
Page 68
... light depriving the men of their senses strikes terror into the horses . Saul , as if thunderstruck , to the dismay of the companions , still able to observe him , has fallen to the earth ( Fig . 49 ) . In the same Gallery is to be ...
... light depriving the men of their senses strikes terror into the horses . Saul , as if thunderstruck , to the dismay of the companions , still able to observe him , has fallen to the earth ( Fig . 49 ) . In the same Gallery is to be ...
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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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