Rubens

Velhagen & 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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Jacob Jordæns , Rubens ' gifted associate , having been suggested for the task ,
Gerbier , English Envoy at Brussels , received the necessary instructions to
arrange the matter through the medium of the Abate della Scaglia . Gerbier
however ...

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Gerbier , 104 , 109 , 110 , 112 , 132 , 152 . Brera , Last Supper , 20 . Geringh ,
Anton , 78 . Moretus , Balthasar , 10 , 39 , 44 , 56 , 124 , 134 , 154 . Geværts ,
Johann Caspar , 118 , 138 , 141 , 156 . Munich , Pinakothek , Ahasverus and
Esther ...

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Portrait of a young man In the Pinakothek at Munich	3

Democritos from a series of antique portrait heads Engraving by L Vostermann	4

Demosthenes from a series of antique portrait busts designed by Rubens Engraving by H Witdock	5

Tiberius and Agrippina In the Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna	6

Study of heads and hands In the Albertina at Vienna 8 Head of a Bishop In the Dresden Gallery	8

Christ and the twelve Apostles In the Albertina at Vienna	9

Portrait of a Franciscan Monk In the Pinakothek at Munich	10

Abraham and Melchisedek Drawing in the Albertina at Vienna	11

The Destruction of the hosts of Sennacherib In the Pinakothek at Munich	47

The Angel of the Lord smites the hosts of Sennacherib Pen and ink drawing in the Albertina at Vienna	48

The Conversion of St Paul In the Pinakothek at Munich	49

The Battle of the Amazons In the Pinakothek at Munich	50

Head of a Child Nicholas Rubens as a child Drawing in the Alber tina at Vienna	51

Mary Refuge of Sinners In the Gallery at Cassel	52

The Communion of St Francis In the Museum at Antwerp	53

Christ and the four Penitents In the Pinakothek at Munich	54

Victory crowning a Hero In the Pinakothek at Munich	12

The Rivergod Tiber or Tigris with the Goddess of Plenty in the Hermitage at St Petersburg	13

Rubens and his wife Isabella Brant In the Pinakothek at Munich	14

The Altar of St Ildefonso In the Imperial Gallery at Vienna 16 The Elevation of the Cross Drawing in black and red chalk on green paper washed an...	16

The Elevation of the Cross From an engraving by Witdoek 18 The Descent froin the Cross In the Antwerp Museum	18

St Christophorus In the Pinakothek at Munich	19

The Descent from the Cross In the Hermitage at St Petersburg	20

Portrait of an unknown man In the Gallery at Cassel	21

Perseus and Andromeda In the Hermitage at St Petersburg	22

Perseus and Andromeda In the Berlin Museum	23

Studies of Putti Pen and ink drawing in the Albertina at Vienna	24

Madonna with the Holy Innocents In the Louvre	25

The Garland of Fruit In the Pinakothek at Munich	26

The Picture of Ceres In the Hermitage St Petersburg	27

The Lamentation for Christ In the Imperial Museum at Vienna	28

Two Satyrs In the Pinakothek at Munich	30

Bacchanalia In the Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna	31

Faun and Diana The Gifts of Autumn In the Picture Gallery at Dresden	32

The Betrayal of Samson In the Pinakothek at Munich	33

Meleager and Atalanta In the Pinakothek at Munich	34

Lady and Child probably Isabella Brant with her son Albrecht In the Picture Gallery at Dresden	35

Head of a Child Rubens eldest daughter In the Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna	36

The Virgin Mary with the Infant Christ in a wreath of flowers The flowers painted by Jan Breughel In the Pinakothek at Munich	37

The Boar Hunt In the Pinakothek at Munich Study of a Horse Drawing in the Albertina at Vienna	38

The Lion Hunt In the Pinakothek at Munich	40

The Resurrection of the Just In the Pinakothek at Munich	41

The Punishment of the Unjust In the Pinakothek at Munich	42

The last Judgment In the Pinakothek at Munich	43

The Adoration of the Shepherds In the Pinakothek at Munich	44

Pietà Sketch for the altar piece in the Museum at Antwerp In the Albertina at Vienna	45

Erechthonius and the Daughters of Cecrops In the Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna	55

The Toilet of Venus In the Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna	56

The Four Continents In the Imperial Gallery at Vienna	57

Christ on the Cross In the Musenm at Antwerp	58

It is finished In the Pinakothek at Munich	59

Sketch for the decoration of the centre vault of the Jesuit Church at Antwerp Drawing in the Albertina at Vienna	60

The Assumption of the Virgin In the Pinakothek at Munich	61

St Ignatius Loyola healing the Possessed In the Imperial Gallery at Vienna	62

Count Thomas Arundel and his Wife In the Pinakothek at Munich	63

Charles de Longueval Count Boucquoy Painted for an engraving by Vorstermann In the Hermitage at St Petersburg	64

Portrait of a General For an engraving Drawing in the Gallery at Weimar Tournament outside a Castle In the Louvre at Paris	65

Portrait of Baron Heinrich von Wicq In the Louvre at Paris	67

Maria de Medici In the Prado at Madrid	68

The Marriage of Maria de Medici by Proxy Sketch for the picture	69

Rubens Sons From the picture in the Tree	93

The Garden of Love To	105

The Boar Hunt In the Dresden Gallery Page	140

Landscape with a Rainbow In the Pinakothek at Munich	141

Landscape with Shepherds In the Louvre at Paris	143

Landscape with Cows In the Pinakothek at Munich	145

The Massacre of the Innocents In the Pinakothek at Munich	147

A Franciscan Monk Study In the Hermitage at St Petersburg	148

St Francis receiving the Stigmata In the WallrafRichartz Museum at Cologne	149

The Fair In the Louvre	151

The Holy Family In the WallrafRichartz Museum at Cologne	156

The Crucifixion of St Peter In St Peters Church at Cologne 1	157

Medici Gallery in the Louvre In the Pinakothek at Munic	163

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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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