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 13
... collection is a sketch in oil of an Old Lady in a Black Veil , con- ceived apparently with an expression of tenderness . This painting , if tra- dition is to be believed , represents his mother ( Fig . 1 ) and we may there- fore ...
... collection is a sketch in oil of an Old Lady in a Black Veil , con- ceived apparently with an expression of tenderness . This painting , if tra- dition is to be believed , represents his mother ( Fig . 1 ) and we may there- fore ...
Page 15
... collections of Painting and Sculpture belonging to his patron Vincenzo Gonzaga himself . At the Louvre we find excellent ... collection in Vienna ( Fig . 2 ) , representing his two patrons , Saint Peter and Saint Paul . It is most ...
... collections of Painting and Sculpture belonging to his patron Vincenzo Gonzaga himself . At the Louvre we find excellent ... collection in Vienna ( Fig . 2 ) , representing his two patrons , Saint Peter and Saint Paul . It is most ...
Page 16
... marbles is best proved by the profiles of a Roman couple , now in the collection of Prince . Liechtenstein in Vienna ( Fig . 6 ) . There are also in the Albertina fine 2 14 male and female heads drawn from the antique. 16.
... marbles is best proved by the profiles of a Roman couple , now in the collection of Prince . Liechtenstein in Vienna ( Fig . 6 ) . There are also in the Albertina fine 2 14 male and female heads drawn from the antique. 16.
Page 18
... the architecture of the town and , in order to improve the taste for building in his own country , conceived the idea , of making a collection of drawings of Genoese palace - architecture . This plan he subsequently carried out 18.
... the architecture of the town and , in order to improve the taste for building in his own country , conceived the idea , of making a collection of drawings of Genoese palace - architecture . This plan he subsequently carried out 18.
Page 19
... collection of etchings , including no less than 136 plates of the " Palazzi di Genova " , appeared at Antwerp in two separate Fig . 13. THE RIVERGOD TIBER ( OR TIGRIS ) WITH THE GODDESS OF PLENTY . In the Hermitage at St. Petersburg ...
... collection of etchings , including no less than 136 plates of the " Palazzi di Genova " , appeared at Antwerp in two separate Fig . 13. THE RIVERGOD TIBER ( OR TIGRIS ) WITH THE GODDESS OF PLENTY . In the Hermitage at St. Petersburg ...
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