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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The words though of her Grace " ( probably the mother of the Orange princes ) “
which I have conveyed to you in another letter , still give me hope . ... I cannot
believe that we shall be so completely and so miserably separated . ... O God !
may ...
The words though of her Grace " ( probably the mother of the Orange princes ) “
which I have conveyed to you in another letter , still give me hope . ... I cannot
believe that we shall be so completely and so miserably separated . ... O God !
may ...
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And it was probably for this reason that Peter Paul Rubens thought himself
justified in stating : that he had passed the first 10 years of his life in Cologne . It is
therefore not to be wondered at , that for centuries Cologne was supposed to
have ...
And it was probably for this reason that Peter Paul Rubens thought himself
justified in stating : that he had passed the first 10 years of his life in Cologne . It is
therefore not to be wondered at , that for centuries Cologne was supposed to
have ...
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Side by side with these vigorous drawings , we should also mention the noble
sketch of an old man with a beard , which probably served as a model for some
holy bishop and well illustrates the method employed by the young Rubens in his
...
Side by side with these vigorous drawings , we should also mention the noble
sketch of an old man with a beard , which probably served as a model for some
holy bishop and well illustrates the method employed by the young Rubens in his
...
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... Cupids in a great variety of attitudes ( Fig . 24 ) . They are probably sketches for
the charming picture painted at this period : Mary with the Infant Christ
surrounded by playful Cherubs ( Fig . 25 ) ; originally no doubt an altar - piece ,
but now in ...
... Cupids in a great variety of attitudes ( Fig . 24 ) . They are probably sketches for
the charming picture painted at this period : Mary with the Infant Christ
surrounded by playful Cherubs ( Fig . 25 ) ; originally no doubt an altar - piece ,
but now in ...
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Hermann Knackfuss. Fig . 34. MELEAGER AND ATALANTA . In the Pinakothek at
Munich . After a photograph from the original by Franz Hanfstäng !, Munich . ( To
page 47. ) Fig . 35. LADY AND CHILD ( probably Isabella Brant.
Hermann Knackfuss. Fig . 34. MELEAGER AND ATALANTA . In the Pinakothek at
Munich . After a photograph from the original by Franz Hanfstäng !, Munich . ( To
page 47. ) Fig . 35. LADY AND CHILD ( probably Isabella Brant.
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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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