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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in order to make a separate picture of the Holy Family above - mentioned . When
in 1657 , the order of St . Ildefonso ceased to exist , these pictures came into the
possession of the monks of Kaltenberg . In order to raise fonds for rebuilding ...
in order to make a separate picture of the Holy Family above - mentioned . When
in 1657 , the order of St . Ildefonso ceased to exist , these pictures came into the
possession of the monks of Kaltenberg . In order to raise fonds for rebuilding ...
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36 . HEAD OF A Child ( Rubens ' eldest daughter ) . In the Liechtenstein Gallery
at Vienna . After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co ,
Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 48 . ) weeping bitterly . Beside the
Holy ...
36 . HEAD OF A Child ( Rubens ' eldest daughter ) . In the Liechtenstein Gallery
at Vienna . After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co ,
Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 48 . ) weeping bitterly . Beside the
Holy ...
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Beside the Holy Mother stands the impressive figure of St . John ( Fig . 28 ) . The
Museum at Antwerp possesses a larger replica of this picture with a landscape
background by the “ velvet " Breughel . As a rule , however , inscribed dates are ...
Beside the Holy Mother stands the impressive figure of St . John ( Fig . 28 ) . The
Museum at Antwerp possesses a larger replica of this picture with a landscape
background by the “ velvet " Breughel . As a rule , however , inscribed dates are ...
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... executed also for the Prince Palatine some years later : the Nativity and the
Descent of the Holy Ghost , both likewise now in the Pinakothek at Munich ;
although in the former painting we may trace as his own work the rejoicing
angels ( Fig .
... executed also for the Prince Palatine some years later : the Nativity and the
Descent of the Holy Ghost , both likewise now in the Pinakothek at Munich ;
although in the former painting we may trace as his own work the rejoicing
angels ( Fig .
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The Dead Body of Christ supported by Joseph of Aremathea reposes on a bench
covered with straw ( hence the name ) . Mary Magdalen folding her hands gazes
in deep emotion at the Saviour , whilst the Holy Mother raising the pall , with ...
The Dead Body of Christ supported by Joseph of Aremathea reposes on a bench
covered with straw ( hence the name ) . Mary Magdalen folding her hands gazes
in deep emotion at the Saviour , whilst the Holy Mother raising the pall , with ...
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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 | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 3 Mar 2009 |
| Length | 168 pages |
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