RubensVelhagen & Klasing, 1904 - 168 pages |
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Page 14
... commission from his own country . Archduke Albrecht of Austria , who had married Isabella , daughter of Philip II . of Spain , had just before the death of that monarch in 1598 been appointed Governor of the Spanish Netherlands . The ...
... commission from his own country . Archduke Albrecht of Austria , who had married Isabella , daughter of Philip II . of Spain , had just before the death of that monarch in 1598 been appointed Governor of the Spanish Netherlands . The ...
Page 27
... THE CROSS . In the Hermitage at St. Petersburg . After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co. , Dornach , Paris and New - York . To page 37. ) - Rubens received his first important commission from the town of.
... THE CROSS . In the Hermitage at St. Petersburg . After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co. , Dornach , Paris and New - York . To page 37. ) - Rubens received his first important commission from the town of.
Page 28
... commission to adorn this altar and , although but a commoner by birth , he was elected a member by this Brotherhood , all of whom were of noble lineage . To show his grati- tude for so much honour , he painted this altar - piece without ...
... commission to adorn this altar and , although but a commoner by birth , he was elected a member by this Brotherhood , all of whom were of noble lineage . To show his grati- tude for so much honour , he painted this altar - piece without ...
Page 48
... commissions compelled the master to avail himself of the help of his pupils in executing his pictures , especially in large compositions and replicas : but he himself always put in the final touches ; thus giving them the stamp of his ...
... commissions compelled the master to avail himself of the help of his pupils in executing his pictures , especially in large compositions and replicas : but he himself always put in the final touches ; thus giving them the stamp of his ...
Page 70
... commission . In general conception he adhered to a well - known example of a similar subject , namely , Domenichino's Communion of St. Jerome in the Vatican . In this instance this Prince of colour abjured his natural taste , and ...
... commission . In general conception he adhered to a well - known example of a similar subject , namely , Domenichino's Communion of St. Jerome in the Vatican . In this instance this Prince of colour abjured his natural taste , and ...
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