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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Amongst these are the sketches of Ahasverus and Esther , designs for the 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 .
Amongst these are the sketches of Ahasverus and Esther , designs for the 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 .
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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 New - York . ( To page 78. ) ...
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 New - York . ( To page 78. ) ...
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that year he signed a contract with Father Jacobus Tirinus , the head of the Jesuit College at Antwerp , to the effect that he would undertake the entire pictorial decoration of the church . He had already been entrusted with altar ...
that year he signed a contract with Father Jacobus Tirinus , the head of the Jesuit College at Antwerp , to the effect that he would undertake the entire pictorial decoration of the church . He had already been entrusted with altar ...
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idea of the grandeur of the interior of this Jesuit church , the gilded marble decoration of which formed so exquisite a frame for Rubens ' paintings , resplendent in glowing colour . The Imperial Picture - Gallery at Vienna possesses ...
idea of the grandeur of the interior of this Jesuit church , the gilded marble decoration of which formed so exquisite a frame for Rubens ' paintings , resplendent in glowing colour . The Imperial Picture - Gallery at Vienna possesses ...
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The picture of the Arrival in France , — if we except the Sea Deity , — who certainly takes up too much room is a faithful representation ; since we know that the ship was most gorgeously decorated . The Marriage of Maria de Medicis by ...
The picture of the Arrival in France , — if we except the Sea Deity , — who certainly takes up too much room is a faithful representation ; since we know that the ship was most gorgeously decorated . The Marriage of Maria de Medicis by ...
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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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