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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Nearer the bridge , some , still mounted , in wild despair ride over the bodies of
their dead companions into the water ; whence others have already tried to gain
safety by swimming . In the distance Fig . 56 . THE Toilet of Venus . In 68 Maria
de ...
Nearer the bridge , some , still mounted , in wild despair ride over the bodies of
their dead companions into the water ; whence others have already tried to gain
safety by swimming . In the distance Fig . 56 . THE Toilet of Venus . In 68 Maria
de ...
Page 69
In the Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna . After a photograph from the original by
Franz Hanfstäng ) , Munich . ( To page 72 . ) a conflagration is visible , the
glowing red of which. The Marriage of Maria de Medici by Proxy Sketch for the
picture.
In the Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna . After a photograph from the original by
Franz Hanfstäng ) , Munich . ( To page 72 . ) a conflagration is visible , the
glowing red of which. The Marriage of Maria de Medici by Proxy Sketch for the
picture.
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They were bought by the Empress Maria Theresa and are now in the Imperial
Museum at Vienna . The two principal ones of vast size represent scenes from
the later Lives of the Saints with numerous life - size figures . In one of these the ...
They were bought by the Empress Maria Theresa and are now in the Imperial
Museum at Vienna . The two principal ones of vast size represent scenes from
the later Lives of the Saints with numerous life - size figures . In one of these the ...
Page 85
MARIA DE MEDICI . In the Prado at Madrid . After a photograph from the original
by Braun , Clément & Co . , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 86 . ) It
was in 1621 that he received a commission which , as regards variety and size ,
left ...
MARIA DE MEDICI . In the Prado at Madrid . After a photograph from the original
by Braun , Clément & Co . , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 86 . ) It
was in 1621 that he received a commission which , as regards variety and size ,
left ...
Page 86
69 ) ; 6 ) Her Arrival in France ; 7 ) The Nuptials ; 8 ) The Birth of Louis XIII . ; 9 )
Henry IV . starts for the War in Germany : 10 ) Maria de Medici receives the
Crown of France ; 11 ) The Apotheosis of the murdered King ; 12 ) The Queen ' s
Reign ...
69 ) ; 6 ) Her Arrival in France ; 7 ) The Nuptials ; 8 ) The Birth of Louis XIII . ; 9 )
Henry IV . starts for the War in Germany : 10 ) Maria de Medici receives the
Crown of France ; 11 ) The Apotheosis of the murdered King ; 12 ) The Queen ' s
Reign ...
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