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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A few years ago there was a rumour that they had been rediscovered in the
South of France . Rubens must have already possessed that marvellous
productive power for which he remained unrivalled throughout his artistic career .
From the ...
A few years ago there was a rumour that they had been rediscovered in the
South of France . Rubens must have already possessed that marvellous
productive power for which he remained unrivalled throughout his artistic career .
From the ...
Page 85
Maria de Medici , widow of Henry IV . of France , had returned to Paris after her
reconciliation with her son Louis XIII . After taking up her residence in the new
Luxembourg Palace , she resolved to adorn a vast gallery with paintings
descriptive ...
Maria de Medici , widow of Henry IV . of France , had returned to Paris after her
reconciliation with her son Louis XIII . After taking up her residence in the new
Luxembourg Palace , she resolved to adorn a vast gallery with paintings
descriptive ...
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69 ) ; 6 ) Her Arrival in France ; 7 ) The Nuptials ; 8 ) The Birth of Louis XIII .; 9 )
Henry IV . starts for the War in Germany : 10 ) Maria de Medici receives the
Crown of France ; 11 ) The Apotheosis of the murdered King ; 12 ) The Queen's
Reign ...
69 ) ; 6 ) Her Arrival in France ; 7 ) The Nuptials ; 8 ) The Birth of Louis XIII .; 9 )
Henry IV . starts for the War in Germany : 10 ) Maria de Medici receives the
Crown of France ; 11 ) The Apotheosis of the murdered King ; 12 ) The Queen's
Reign ...
Page 88
After a photograph from the original by Franz Hanfstäng ) , Munich . ( To page 89.
) the young Princess ' life and the Nymphs , who accompany the ship , which
bears her as a Royal bride to France . The picture of the Arrival in France , — if
we ...
After a photograph from the original by Franz Hanfstäng ) , Munich . ( To page 89.
) the young Princess ' life and the Nymphs , who accompany the ship , which
bears her as a Royal bride to France . The picture of the Arrival in France , — if
we ...
Page 91
In this letter he desires that the sisters Capaio and their niece Louise should be
ready for him to make life - size studies from them , for the SeaNymphs , which
were to accompany the ship in the picture of the Arrival of the Queen of France ” .
In this letter he desires that the sisters Capaio and their niece Louise should be
ready for him to make life - size studies from them , for the SeaNymphs , which
were to accompany the ship in the picture of the Arrival of the Queen of France ” .
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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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