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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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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... the Museum at Nancy , while the Baptism , much repainted , found its way in
1876 to the Gallery of Antwerp . In the year 1605 the Emperor Rudolf II .
commissioned Rubens to copy two pictures by Correggio . In 1606 he was again
in Rome ...
... the Museum at Nancy , while the Baptism , much repainted , found its way in
1876 to the Gallery of Antwerp . In the year 1605 the Emperor Rudolf II .
commissioned Rubens to copy two pictures by Correggio . In 1606 he was again
in Rome ...
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In the Antwerp Museum . After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément
& Co . , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 34 . ) as a time of
apprenticeship , it was on returning to his own country that he really discovered
his talent ...
In the Antwerp Museum . After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément
& Co . , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 34 . ) as a time of
apprenticeship , it was on returning to his own country that he really discovered
his talent ...
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Rubens received his first important commission from the town of Antwerp : and
painted for the Guildhall of that city the ... he ended his life on the scaffold , it
passed into the possession of King Philip IV . , and is now in the Museum Fig . 21
.
Rubens received his first important commission from the town of Antwerp : and
painted for the Guildhall of that city the ... he ended his life on the scaffold , it
passed into the possession of King Philip IV . , and is now in the Museum Fig . 21
.
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... been transferred to the Museum of Art - History . In 1610 when , according to
tradition , Rubens had completed the St . Ildefonso altar - piece , he executed
another work for the Walpurgis - church at Antwerp . This is the celebrated
Elevation ...
... been transferred to the Museum of Art - History . In 1610 when , according to
tradition , Rubens had completed the St . Ildefonso altar - piece , he executed
another work for the Walpurgis - church at Antwerp . This is the celebrated
Elevation ...
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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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