RubensVelhagen & Klasing, 1904 - 168 pages This 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 13
... sketch in oil of an Old Lady in a Black Veil , con- ceived apparently with an expression of tenderness . This painting , if tra- dition is to be believed , represents his mother ( Fig . 1 ) and we may there- fore conclude that it was ...
... sketch in oil of an Old Lady in a Black Veil , con- ceived apparently with an expression of tenderness . This painting , if tra- dition is to be believed , represents his mother ( Fig . 1 ) and we may there- fore conclude that it was ...
Page 16
... sketch intended to be a free interpretation of a portion of the fine cartoons by Andrea Mantegna , now at Hampton Court . The young artist seems to have been also attracted by antique marbles and especially by old Greek and Fig . 11 ...
... sketch intended to be a free interpretation of a portion of the fine cartoons by Andrea Mantegna , now at Hampton Court . The young artist seems to have been also attracted by antique marbles and especially by old Greek and Fig . 11 ...
Page 18
... 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 studies from life ( Fig . 8 ) . In 1603 he was sent to Spain by the Duke of ...
... 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 studies from life ( Fig . 8 ) . In 1603 he was sent to Spain by the Duke of ...
Page 42
... sketch so often the figures of children . Among collection of drawings at the Albertina , is a sheet covered with hastily - drawn , but none the less charming , Cupids in a great variety of attitudes ( Fig . 24 ) . They are probably ...
... sketch so often the figures of children . Among collection of drawings at the Albertina , is a sheet covered with hastily - drawn , but none the less charming , Cupids in a great variety of attitudes ( Fig . 24 ) . They are probably ...
Page 44
... sketch in the Hermitage Collection , known as the Statue of Ceres . 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 in the Hermitage Collection , known as the Statue of Ceres . 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 ...
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