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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DEMOSTHENES , from a series of antique portrait - busts vailing in good society ,
but his designed by Rubens . Engraving by H . Witdoek . ( To page 16 . ) marked
artistic inclinations BE Fig . 6 . TIBERIUS AND Agrippina . In the. 10 . Portrait of ...
DEMOSTHENES , from a series of antique portrait - busts vailing in good society ,
but his designed by Rubens . Engraving by H . Witdoek . ( To page 16 . ) marked
artistic inclinations BE Fig . 6 . TIBERIUS AND Agrippina . In the. 10 . Portrait of ...
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... designed a number of fascinating putti entwined in a garland of fruit : Fig . 34 .
MELEAGER AND ATALANTA . In the. 42 The Punishment of the Unjust In the
Pinakothek at Munich.
... designed a number of fascinating putti entwined in a garland of fruit : Fig . 34 .
MELEAGER AND ATALANTA . In the. 42 The Punishment of the Unjust In the
Pinakothek at Munich.
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It is possible , that this fine sketch was originally intended as a design for a
titlepage , such as in 1603 Rubens commenced making for the books published
by his friend , Balthasar Moretus . There were at that time a great many skilful ...
It is possible , that this fine sketch was originally intended as a design for a
titlepage , such as in 1603 Rubens commenced making for the books published
by his friend , Balthasar Moretus . There were at that time a great many skilful ...
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If therefore the design from which he works is drawn or painted in the ordinary
way , the weaver must himself reverse it , making the left hand right and vice
versa . The engraver working in a similar way , for the purposes of his design
usually ...
If therefore the design from which he works is drawn or painted in the ordinary
way , the weaver must himself reverse it , making the left hand right and vice
versa . The engraver working in a similar way , for the purposes of his design
usually ...
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Only in a very few instances has it been permitted to an artist to decorate
pictorially architectural buildings designed by himself , and thus to arrive at a
combination of the highest perfection . If there be such a thing as a Jesuit style in
painting ...
Only in a very few instances has it been permitted to an artist to decorate
pictorially architectural buildings designed by himself , and thus to arrive at a
combination of the highest perfection . If there be such a thing as a Jesuit style in
painting ...
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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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