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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Page 118
I love the boy and I recommend him to you , Prince of Friends and Guide of the
Muses , that you may undertake the care of him during my life and also after my
death , in conjunetion with my father - in - law and brother - in - law Brant . " —
This ...
I love the boy and I recommend him to you , Prince of Friends and Guide of the
Muses , that you may undertake the care of him during my life and also after my
death , in conjunetion with my father - in - law and brother - in - law Brant . " —
This ...
Page 126
Sketch for the picture The Garden of Love . Drawing in the Louvre at Paris . After
a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co . , Dornach , Paris and
New - York . ( To page 103 . ) Immediately after his return from England the
painter ...
Sketch for the picture The Garden of Love . Drawing in the Louvre at Paris . After
a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co . , Dornach , Paris and
New - York . ( To page 103 . ) Immediately after his return from England the
painter ...
Page 128
The Holy Virgin , a mere child with a book in her hand , stands beside St . Anne
who , seated on a stone bench , is instructing her with loving patience . Behind
the bench , Joachim leaning upon a balustrade watches the group with an ...
The Holy Virgin , a mere child with a book in her hand , stands beside St . Anne
who , seated on a stone bench , is instructing her with loving patience . Behind
the bench , Joachim leaning upon a balustrade watches the group with an ...
Page 130
... compositions full of strenuous delight in life and love . Amongst these is the so -
called Garden of Love or as it is still better designated in a contemporary
engraving the Court of Venus . Rubens himself called it Conversatie à la mode (
Figg .
... compositions full of strenuous delight in life and love . Amongst these is the so -
called Garden of Love or as it is still better designated in a contemporary
engraving the Court of Venus . Rubens himself called it Conversatie à la mode (
Figg .
Page 131
THE GARDEN OF Love . In the Prado at Madrid . After a photograph from the
original by Braun , Clément & Co . , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page
130 . ) In 1632 Rubens was once more called upon to devote. The Garden of
Love In ...
THE GARDEN OF Love . In the Prado at Madrid . After a photograph from the
original by Braun , Clément & Co . , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page
130 . ) In 1632 Rubens was once more called upon to devote. The Garden of
Love In ...
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