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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There is in the Louvre a drawing for this picture , giving an idea of the whole
composition which , when finally executed , was divided into three parts : The
Elevation of the Cross in the centre : on the right the Weeping Women : on the left
the ...
There is in the Louvre a drawing for this picture , giving an idea of the whole
composition which , when finally executed , was divided into three parts : The
Elevation of the Cross in the centre : on the right the Weeping Women : on the left
the ...
Page 42
... attitudes ( Fig . 24 ) . They are probably sketches for the charming picture
painted at this period : Mary with the Infant Christ surrounded by playful Cherubs
( Fig . 25 ) ; originally no doubt an altar - piece , but now in the Gallery of the
Louvre .
... attitudes ( Fig . 24 ) . They are probably sketches for the charming picture
painted at this period : Mary with the Infant Christ surrounded by playful Cherubs
( Fig . 25 ) ; originally no doubt an altar - piece , but now in the Gallery of the
Louvre .
Page 67
... at Vienna . After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co . ,
Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 72 . ) and original . There certainly
can be nothing more finished. Portrait of Baron Heinrich von Wicq In the Louvre
at Paris.
... at Vienna . After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co . ,
Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 72 . ) and original . There certainly
can be nothing more finished. Portrait of Baron Heinrich von Wicq In the Louvre
at Paris.
Page 74
The artist again depicted the Death of the Saviour , a painting now in the Louvre ,
with only the Virgin , St . John and the Magdalen , grouped at the foot of the cross
, forming a mournful silhouette on a lonely hill : Fig . 59 . “ IT IS FINISHED .
The artist again depicted the Death of the Saviour , a painting now in the Louvre ,
with only the Virgin , St . John and the Magdalen , grouped at the foot of the cross
, forming a mournful silhouette on a lonely hill : Fig . 59 . “ IT IS FINISHED .
Page 82
Among the portraits by Rubens ' own hand , which have come down to us , of his
Prince - patron we must single out the superb equestrian one in the Royal
collection at Windsor , of which there is a drawing in the Louvre . It appears that
he had ...
Among the portraits by Rubens ' own hand , which have come down to us , of his
Prince - patron we must single out the superb equestrian one in the Royal
collection at Windsor , of which there is a drawing in the Louvre . It appears that
he had ...
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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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