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 designed by Rubens . Engraving by H. Witdoek . during the following year . It was there that her son Peter Paul received his scientific education in the so - called " Pfaffenschule ...
DEMOSTHENES , from a series of antique portrait - busts designed by Rubens . Engraving by H. Witdoek . during the following year . It was there that her son Peter Paul received his scientific education in the so - called " Pfaffenschule ...
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He also designed a number of fascinating putti entwined in a garland of fruit : Fig . 34. MELEAGER AND ATALANTA . In the Pinakothek. 42.
He also designed a number of fascinating putti entwined in a garland of fruit : Fig . 34. MELEAGER AND ATALANTA . In the Pinakothek. 42.
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Only in a very few instances has it been permitted to an artist to deco- rate 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 ...
Only in a very few instances has it been permitted to an artist to deco- rate 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 ...
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Whilst Rubens designed this sketch ( now at the Hermitage ) , intended for reproduction , most carefully in grey on grey , he was content on other occasions only to heighten similar STRIGHT Fig . 64.
Whilst Rubens designed this sketch ( now at the Hermitage ) , intended for reproduction , most carefully in grey on grey , he was content on other occasions only to heighten similar STRIGHT Fig . 64.
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The Flemish master soon received commissions from Charles I. He painted for him a St. George , giving to the Saint the features of His Majesty ; and also designed a magnificent dish to be executed in silver representing the Birth of ...
The Flemish master soon received commissions from Charles I. He painted for him a St. George , giving to the Saint the features of His Majesty ; and also designed a magnificent dish to be executed in silver representing the Birth of ...
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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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