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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... to whom he had given an altar in his own church dedicated to " St. James . on the Kaltenberg " . The painter received a commission to adorn this altar and , although but a commoner by birth , he was elected a member by this ...
... to whom he had given an altar in his own church dedicated to " St. James . on the Kaltenberg " . The painter received a commission to adorn this altar and , although but a commoner by birth , he was elected a member by this ...
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He fashioned a sumptuous Palace in the late Renaissance style , which he further furnished with princely splendour ; and in the garden erected a richly adorned circular building to contain his own art - treasures and antique marbles .
He fashioned a sumptuous Palace in the late Renaissance style , which he further furnished with princely splendour ; and in the garden erected a richly adorned circular building to contain his own art - treasures and antique marbles .
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Here exquisite baby - figures crowd around a niche containing a figure of the goddess and adorn it with garlands of fruit ( Fig . 27 ) . It is possible , that this fine sketch was originally intended as a design for a titlepage ...
Here exquisite baby - figures crowd around a niche containing a figure of the goddess and adorn it with garlands of fruit ( Fig . 27 ) . It is possible , that this fine sketch was originally intended as a design for a titlepage ...
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Carleton was particularly anxious that the artist himself should chose the latter , wich were to be adorned with representations of figures , for him . Rubens mentions in the letter , in which he consents to this proposition that he had ...
Carleton was particularly anxious that the artist himself should chose the latter , wich were to be adorned with representations of figures , for him . Rubens mentions in the letter , in which he consents to this proposition that he had ...
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In the Plantin - Moretus Museum there are drawings by Jacob de Wit , and reproductions from the 36 paintings which adorned the ceilings of the aisles and of the galleries over them : but of the three paintings which were in the ...
In the Plantin - Moretus Museum there are drawings by Jacob de Wit , and reproductions from the 36 paintings which adorned the ceilings of the aisles and of the galleries over them : but of the three paintings which were in 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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