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 47
... decoration of a ceiling , and the splendid painting of Samson and Delilah , both in the Pinakothek at Munich ( Fig . 33 ) . In 1614 his eldest son was born . He was named after the Archduke Albrecht , who stood sponsor for him . In ...
... decoration of a ceiling , and the splendid painting of Samson and Delilah , both in the Pinakothek at Munich ( Fig . 33 ) . In 1614 his eldest son was born . He was named after the Archduke Albrecht , who stood sponsor for him . In ...
Page 74
... only silent nature around him . The vividly white body of the dead Saviour shines as the only light through the pre- vailing darkness . This splendid work has been copied and reproduced a LID · Fig . 60 . SKETCH FOR THE DECORATION. 74.
... only silent nature around him . The vividly white body of the dead Saviour shines as the only light through the pre- vailing darkness . This splendid work has been copied and reproduced a LID · Fig . 60 . SKETCH FOR THE DECORATION. 74.
Page 75
Hermann Knackfuss. LID · Fig . 60 . SKETCH FOR THE DECORATION OF THE CENTRE VAULT OF THE JESUIT CHURCH AT ANTWERP . Drawing in the Albertina at Vienna . After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co. , Dornach , Paris and ...
Hermann Knackfuss. LID · Fig . 60 . SKETCH FOR THE DECORATION OF THE CENTRE VAULT OF THE JESUIT CHURCH AT ANTWERP . Drawing in the Albertina at Vienna . After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co. , Dornach , Paris and ...
Page 76
... decoration of the church . He had already been entrusted with altar - pieces for it : but it was now chiefly the painting of the ceiling , which had to be considered . For this purpose Rubens was directed to make Fig . 61. THE ...
... decoration of the church . He had already been entrusted with altar - pieces for it : but it was now chiefly the painting of the ceiling , which had to be considered . For this purpose Rubens was directed to make Fig . 61. THE ...
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... decoration of which formed so exquisite a frame for Rubens ' paint- ings , resplendent in glowing colour . The Imperial Picture - Gallery at Vienna possesses two of these sketches ; one by Sebastian Vrancx , who , like Rubens before him ...
... decoration of which formed so exquisite a frame for Rubens ' paint- ings , resplendent in glowing colour . The Imperial Picture - Gallery at Vienna possesses two of these sketches ; one by Sebastian Vrancx , who , like Rubens before him ...
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