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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 13
Page 5
... According to the law of the country since he had confessed his guilt Rubens ' life was forfeit : and , since his arrest had taken place in the territory of Nassau the count had the right to avenge his brother's honour by passing upon ...
... According to the law of the country since he had confessed his guilt Rubens ' life was forfeit : and , since his arrest had taken place in the territory of Nassau the count had the right to avenge his brother's honour by passing upon ...
Page 22
... according to the description given of it , identified with the fine picture now in the Hermitage at St. Petersburg , sometimes designated as the Tiber , sometimes , on account of the tiger depicted on one side- also as the Tigris . The ...
... according to the description given of it , identified with the fine picture now in the Hermitage at St. Petersburg , sometimes designated as the Tiber , sometimes , on account of the tiger depicted on one side- also as the Tigris . The ...
Page 34
... according to tradition , Rubens had completed the St. Ilde- fonso altar - piece , he executed another work for the Walpurgis - church at Ant- werp . This is the celebrated Elevation of the Cross , now in the transept of the cathedral at ...
... according to tradition , Rubens had completed the St. Ilde- fonso altar - piece , he executed another work for the Walpurgis - church at Ant- werp . This is the celebrated Elevation of the Cross , now in the transept of the cathedral at ...
Page 39
... According to one of his bio- graphers his house was regulated with the strictness almost of a convent . Rubens painted in 1612 a picture of the Resurrection , with figures of Saints and Angels on the side wings , for his friend ...
... According to one of his bio- graphers his house was regulated with the strictness almost of a convent . Rubens painted in 1612 a picture of the Resurrection , with figures of Saints and Angels on the side wings , for his friend ...
Page 56
... According to an old tradition Rubens estimated the price of his works according to the time spent over them . He reckoned about 100 florins a day for his labour which , making allowance for the difference in the value of money at the ...
... According to an old tradition Rubens estimated the price of his works according to the time spent over them . He reckoned about 100 florins a day for his labour which , making allowance for the difference in the value of money at the ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
adorned Albertina at Vienna Albrecht altar altar-piece Ambassador Antwerp Archduchess Archduke artist Balthasar Moretus beautiful Breughel Brussels Carleton charm Clément Clément & Co Collection Cologne colour commission composition daughter death decoration designed display Dornach Drawing Dresden Gallery Duke of Buckingham English engraving executed expression figures Flemish florins France Franz Hanfstängl Gallery at Vienna Gerbier hand head Helena Fourment Hermitage at St Imperial Museum Infant Christ Infanta Isabella Isabella Brant King of Spain KNACKFUSS LADY landscape letter Liechtenstein Gallery life-size Louvre Louvre at Paris marbles Maria de Medici Mary master Medici Gallery Munich Pinakothek Museum at Antwerp Museum at Vienna negotiations Netherlands Nymphs original by Braun original by Franz painted painter Palace Paris and New-York peace period Peter Paul Rubens Petersburg Philip photograph picture Pinakothek at Munich Plantin-Moretus Museum portrait possesses Prince pupils Queen representing Saint Scaglia scenes seems sketch Spanish Spinola town Virgin whilst wife
Bibliographic information
| Title | Rubens Volume 9 of Monographs on artists ... IX |
| Author | Hermann Knackfuss |
| Translated by | Luise Marie Schwab Richter |
| Publisher | Velhagen & Klasing, 1904 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 21 Nov 2008 |
| Length | 168 pages |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |