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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Page 34
The records of payment are still in existence , and it is amusing to see that on three occasions , while the work was proceeding , 9 florins , 10 stübers were spent on wine for the master's pupils : and that , after the completion of ...
The records of payment are still in existence , and it is amusing to see that on three occasions , while the work was proceeding , 9 florins , 10 stübers were spent on wine for the master's pupils : and that , after the completion of ...
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... influence in their elaborate architecture . The stately façade of the Jesuit Church built between 1611-1621 was certainly inspired by him . It was natural that many pupils should flock to him as soon as he had settled in that city .
... influence in their elaborate architecture . The stately façade of the Jesuit Church built between 1611-1621 was certainly inspired by him . It was natural that many pupils should flock to him as soon as he had settled in that city .
Page 48
An ever increasing number of 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 ...
An ever increasing number of 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 ...
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The work of pupils is unmistakeable in the larger picture at Munich : and the same is the case with two other altar - pieces executed also for the Prince Palatine some years later : the Nativity and the Descent of the Holy Ghost ...
The work of pupils is unmistakeable in the larger picture at Munich : and the same is the case with two other altar - pieces executed also for the Prince Palatine some years later : the Nativity and the Descent of the Holy Ghost ...
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... the work of a pupil which , however , might pose as an original if the master were to touch it up - ; a St. Peter with other fishermen taking the Tribute - money from the Fish's mouth , painted from life ; a replica of the Lion Hunt ...
... the work of a pupil which , however , might pose as an original if the master were to touch it up - ; a St. Peter with other fishermen taking the Tribute - money from the Fish's mouth , painted from life ; a replica of the Lion Hunt ...
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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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