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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This plan he subsequently carried out in conjunction with N . Rykemans ; and a
collection of etchings , including no less than 136 plates of the “ Palazzi di
Genova ” , appeared at Antwerp in two separate Fig . 13 . THE RIVERGOD TIBER
( OR ...
This plan he subsequently carried out in conjunction with N . Rykemans ; and a
collection of etchings , including no less than 136 plates of the “ Palazzi di
Genova ” , appeared at Antwerp in two separate Fig . 13 . THE RIVERGOD TIBER
( OR ...
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... both of which are preserved in the Louvre . It is also probable that he painted in
the same city , in order to rival Leonardo , the Lord ' s Supper which is now in the
Brera Collection . The fact that in 1607 the Archduke Albrecht requested the.
... both of which are preserved in the Louvre . It is also probable that he painted in
the same city , in order to rival Leonardo , the Lord ' s Supper which is now in the
Brera Collection . The fact that in 1607 the Archduke Albrecht requested the.
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We find similar pictures differing but slightly from each other in the collections at
Vienna , Cassel and Munich ( Fig . 12 ) . If such allegories have little interest for
us at the present day , they were much appreciated at that time . To the same ...
We find similar pictures differing but slightly from each other in the collections at
Vienna , Cassel and Munich ( Fig . 12 ) . If such allegories have little interest for
us at the present day , they were much appreciated at that time . To the same ...
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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 sketches for the charming picture painted at this period ...
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 sketches for the charming picture painted at this period ...
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A similar idea is to be found in a delightful 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 ) .
A similar idea is to be found in a delightful 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 ) .
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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 New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 24 Apr 2008 |
| Length | 168 pages |
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