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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DEMOSTHENES , from a series of antique portrait - busts vailing in good society ,
but his designed by Rubens . Engraving by H . Witdoek . ( To page 16 . ) marked
artistic inclinations EL . s Fig . 6 . TIBERIUS AND AGRIPPINA . In the.
DEMOSTHENES , from a series of antique portrait - busts vailing in good society ,
but his designed by Rubens . Engraving by H . Witdoek . ( To page 16 . ) marked
artistic inclinations EL . s Fig . 6 . TIBERIUS AND AGRIPPINA . In the.
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He also designed a number of fascinating putti entwined in a garland of fruit : Fig
. 34 . MELEAGER AND ATALANTA . In the. 42 The Punishment of the Unjust In
the Pinakothek at Munich.
He also designed a number of fascinating putti entwined in a garland of fruit : Fig
. 34 . MELEAGER AND ATALANTA . In the. 42 The Punishment of the Unjust In
the Pinakothek at Munich.
Page 76
Only in a very few instances has it been permitted to an artist to decorate
pictorially architectural buildings designed by himself , and thus to arrive at a
combination of the highest perfection . If there be such a thing as a Jesuit style in
painting ...
Only in a very few instances has it been permitted to an artist to decorate
pictorially architectural buildings designed by himself , and thus to arrive at a
combination of the highest perfection . If there be such a thing as a Jesuit style in
painting ...
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Whilst Rubens designed this sketch ( now at the Hermitage ) , intended for
reproduction , most carefully in grey on grey , he was content on other occasions
only to heighten similar Fig . 64 . CHARLES DE LONGUEVAL , Count
BOUCQUOY .
Whilst Rubens designed this sketch ( now at the Hermitage ) , intended for
reproduction , most carefully in grey on grey , he was content on other occasions
only to heighten similar Fig . 64 . CHARLES DE LONGUEVAL , Count
BOUCQUOY .
Page 122
The Flemish master soon received commissions from Charles I . He painted for
him a St . George , giving to the Saint the features of His Majesty ; and also
designed a magnificent dish to be executed in silver representing the Birth of
Venus .
The Flemish master soon received commissions from Charles I . He painted for
him a St . George , giving to the Saint the features of His Majesty ; and also
designed a magnificent dish to be executed in silver representing the Birth of
Venus .
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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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