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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antique art as well as the works of the great Masters of the Renaissance , and he had also an opportunity of continuing these studies , in the rich collections of Painting and Sculpture belonging to his patron Vincenzo Gonzaga himself .
antique art as well as the works of the great Masters of the Renaissance , and he had also an opportunity of continuing these studies , in the rich collections of Painting and Sculpture belonging to his patron Vincenzo Gonzaga himself .
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Among the pictures in Germany belonging to Rubens ' Italian period , mention must be made of a very fine St. Sebastian in the Berlin Museum and an Inebriated Hercules in the Gallery at Cassel ; a larger replica of which is at Dresden .
Among the pictures in Germany belonging to Rubens ' Italian period , mention must be made of a very fine St. Sebastian in the Berlin Museum and an Inebriated Hercules in the Gallery at Cassel ; a larger replica of which is at Dresden .
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A fine drawing for the centre - portion is in the Albertina at Vienna ( Fig . 45 ) . Another painting belonging to this period or perhaps even somewhat earlier , is the Assumption of the Virgin , originally painted for ...
A fine drawing for the centre - portion is in the Albertina at Vienna ( Fig . 45 ) . Another painting belonging to this period or perhaps even somewhat earlier , is the Assumption of the Virgin , originally painted for ...
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Another painting , of a different type , but not less admirable is the one belonging to the Liebfrauenkirche at Malines . It was executed in 1618 in the brief period of only 10 days for the so - called “ Brotherhood of the Fishermen ” ...
Another painting , of a different type , but not less admirable is the one belonging to the Liebfrauenkirche at Malines . It was executed in 1618 in the brief period of only 10 days for the so - called “ Brotherhood of the Fishermen ” ...
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In one of these the Founder of the Jesuit Order , St. Ignatius Loyola , in his priestly vestments stands beside an altar ; whilst near him are assembled a number of monks belonging to the Society of Jesus attired in black robes .
In one of these the Founder of the Jesuit Order , St. Ignatius Loyola , in his priestly vestments stands beside an altar ; whilst near him are assembled a number of monks belonging to the Society of Jesus attired in black robes .
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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 University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 21 Nov 2008 |
| Length | 168 pages |
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