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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... have forbidden me to We ask not for justice , but only for mercy . If we cannot obtain that , what is there to be done ? Oh. do so . 1 ) It was thus that the family of Rubens. 7 Study of heads and hands In the Albertina at Vienna.
... have forbidden me to We ask not for justice , but only for mercy . If we cannot obtain that , what is there to be done ? Oh. do so . 1 ) It was thus that the family of Rubens. 7 Study of heads and hands In the Albertina at Vienna.
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... whose family had inherited the titles of Herrn van Hogeveen , Desplasse , Vuerse , Draakensteyn & c . vas descended from the Duke Johann III . of Brabant and Isabella van Veen . thira Fig . 7 . STUDY OF HEADS AND HANDS.
... whose family had inherited the titles of Herrn van Hogeveen , Desplasse , Vuerse , Draakensteyn & c . vas descended from the Duke Johann III . of Brabant and Isabella van Veen . thira Fig . 7 . STUDY OF HEADS AND HANDS.
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STUDY OF HEADS AND HANDS . In the Albertina at Vienna , After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co. , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 18. ) A perfect courtier , he was much esteemed by the Prince of Parma ...
STUDY OF HEADS AND HANDS . In the Albertina at Vienna , After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co. , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 18. ) A perfect courtier , he was much esteemed by the Prince of Parma ...
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male and female heads drawn from the antique , with studies for folded hands on the same sheat ( Fig . 7 ) . Side by side with these vigorous drawings , we should also mention the noble sketch of an old man with a beard , which probably ...
male and female heads drawn from the antique , with studies for folded hands on the same sheat ( Fig . 7 ) . Side by side with these vigorous drawings , we should also mention the noble sketch of an old man with a beard , which probably ...
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which are still to be seen over the high - altar , representing the Queen of Heaven with three Saints on either hand . He reserved for himself however the picture that he had first painted , in which , besides the two Patrons of the ...
which are still to be seen over the high - altar , representing the Queen of Heaven with three Saints on either hand . He reserved for himself however the picture that he had first painted , in which , besides the two Patrons of the ...
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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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