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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which are still to be seen over the high - altar , representing the Queen of Heaven
with three Saints on either hand . He reserved for himself however the picture that
he had first painted , in which , besides the two Patrons of the church , he had ...
which are still to be seen over the high - altar , representing the Queen of Heaven
with three Saints on either hand . He reserved for himself however the picture that
he had first painted , in which , besides the two Patrons of the church , he had ...
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JINJINI JU ALIJIANG this For this act the Queen of Heaven herself descended
into his cathedral in visible shape and presented him with a mantle of celestial
texture . The Archbishop is represented here on his knees before a throne , which
...
JINJINI JU ALIJIANG this For this act the Queen of Heaven herself descended
into his cathedral in visible shape and presented him with a mantle of celestial
texture . The Archbishop is represented here on his knees before a throne , which
...
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In the beginning of 1622 he came to Paris to make arrangements with the Queen
herself : and it was on this occasion that he most probably painted the fine portrait
of her now in the Museum at Madrid ( Fig . 68 ) . Three years later the paintings ...
In the beginning of 1622 he came to Paris to make arrangements with the Queen
herself : and it was on this occasion that he most probably painted the fine portrait
of her now in the Museum at Madrid ( Fig . 68 ) . Three years later the paintings ...
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... journeying to Pont de Cé , is represented as Minerva on horseback ( Fig . 70 ) .
The face is here idealized to harmonize with the helmet of the goddess : -
although otherwise the Queen always appears in her own likeness ; — full of
youthful ...
... journeying to Pont de Cé , is represented as Minerva on horseback ( Fig . 70 ) .
The face is here idealized to harmonize with the helmet of the goddess : -
although otherwise the Queen always appears in her own likeness ; — full of
youthful ...
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Queen is overcome by the sight of her firstborn , and where at the Reconciliation
she smiles at him through her tears . The whole work is one great thought ,
executed according to the spirit of the period , and is a creation which fully
illustrates ...
Queen is overcome by the sight of her firstborn , and where at the Reconciliation
she smiles at him through her tears . The whole work is one great thought ,
executed according to the spirit of the period , and is a creation which fully
illustrates ...
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