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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It represents the Dead Christ , supported by two angels and holding the symbols
of his Passion , in the arms of God the Father above whom hovers the Holy Spirit .
It must be admitted , that this picture taken as a whole , is neither satisfactory ...
It represents the Dead Christ , supported by two angels and holding the symbols
of his Passion , in the arms of God the Father above whom hovers the Holy Spirit .
It must be admitted , that this picture taken as a whole , is neither satisfactory ...
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Virgin - Saints stand on either side of the throne as ladies in waiting , whilst in a
flood of ' 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
...
Virgin - Saints stand on either side of the throne as ladies in waiting , whilst in a
flood of ' 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
...
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Rubens painted in 1612 a picture of the Resurrection , with figures of Saints and
Angels on the side wings , for his friend Balthasar Moretus . This work was
intended to be placed over the tomb of Moretus ' father in the Antwerp Cathedral ,
and ...
Rubens painted in 1612 a picture of the Resurrection , with figures of Saints and
Angels on the side wings , for his friend Balthasar Moretus . This work was
intended to be placed over the tomb of Moretus ' father in the Antwerp Cathedral ,
and ...
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... executed also for the Prince Palatine some years later : the Nativity and the
Descent of the Holy Ghost , both likewise now in the Pinakothek at Munich ;
although in the former painting we may trace as his own work the rejoicing
angels ( Fig .
... executed also for the Prince Palatine some years later : the Nativity and the
Descent of the Holy Ghost , both likewise now in the Pinakothek at Munich ;
although in the former painting we may trace as his own work the rejoicing
angels ( Fig .
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THE ANGEL OF THE LORD SMITES THE Hosts of SENNACHERIB . Pen and ink
drawing in the Albertina at Vienna . After a photograph from the original by Braun
, Clément & Co . , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 68 . ) especially ...
THE ANGEL OF THE LORD SMITES THE Hosts of SENNACHERIB . Pen and ink
drawing in the Albertina at Vienna . After a photograph from the original by Braun
, Clément & Co . , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 68 . ) especially ...
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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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