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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... you with his Holy Spirit . I shall continually pray for you ; and so also do our little
children , who send their love and who — God knows — long so much to see you
. Written on the 1st of April at night between 12 and 1 o ' clock . No longer sign ...
... you with his Holy Spirit . I shall continually pray for you ; and so also do our little
children , who send their love and who — God knows — long so much to see you
. Written on the 1st of April at night between 12 and 1 o ' clock . No longer sign ...
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We do not know however much about his early work ; although the Holy Trinity in
the Museum at Antwerp is generally regarded as one of his first paintings . It
represents the Dead Christ , supported by two angels and holding the symbols of
his ...
We do not know however much about his early work ; although the Holy Trinity in
the Museum at Antwerp is generally regarded as one of his first paintings . It
represents the Dead Christ , supported by two angels and holding the symbols of
his ...
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Side by side with these vigorous drawings , we should also mention the noble
sketch of an old man with a beard , which probably served as a model for some
holy bishop and well illustrates the method employed by the young Rubens in his
...
Side by side with these vigorous drawings , we should also mention the noble
sketch of an old man with a beard , which probably served as a model for some
holy bishop and well illustrates the method employed by the young Rubens in his
...
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... the original by Braun , Clément & Co . , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To
page 42 . ) CALES 22 Vise 2 319 0 SOUS GRANEROS Fig . 25 . MADONNA
WITH THE HOLY INNOCENTS . Bacchanalia In the Liechtenstein Gallery at
Vienna.
... the original by Braun , Clément & Co . , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To
page 42 . ) CALES 22 Vise 2 319 0 SOUS GRANEROS Fig . 25 . MADONNA
WITH THE HOLY INNOCENTS . Bacchanalia In the Liechtenstein Gallery at
Vienna.
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MADONNA WITH THE HOLY INNOCENTS . 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 ...
MADONNA WITH THE HOLY INNOCENTS . 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 ...
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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 | H. Grevel & Company, 1904 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 24 Apr 2008 |
| Length | 168 pages |
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