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 1776 the Empress Maria Theresa , through the medium of her ambassador ,
Prince Starkenberg , bought them for 14,000 florins , whereby this masterpiece
came to Vienna and found a place of honour the following year in the Belvedere
...
In 1776 the Empress Maria Theresa , through the medium of her ambassador ,
Prince Starkenberg , bought them for 14,000 florins , whereby this masterpiece
came to Vienna and found a place of honour the following year in the Belvedere
...
Page 78
Fortunately it was possible to save from destruction the three great altar - pieces
which were almost entirely the work of the master's own hand . They were bought
by the Empress Maria Theresa and are now in the Imperial Museum at Vienna .
Fortunately it was possible to save from destruction the three great altar - pieces
which were almost entirely the work of the master's own hand . They were bought
by the Empress Maria Theresa and are now in the Imperial Museum at Vienna .
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
71 ) ; 20 ) Reconciliation between Maria de Medici and Louis XIII .; 21 ) Time at
last unveils Truth . — When , in the summer of 1625 , this series of paintings was
completed , the admiration they excited was unbounded . They have long been ...
71 ) ; 20 ) Reconciliation between Maria de Medici and Louis XIII .; 21 ) Time at
last unveils Truth . — When , in the summer of 1625 , this series of paintings was
completed , the admiration they excited was unbounded . They have long been ...
Page 87
The simple facts of the Life of Maria de Medici , down to the day of her
reconciliation with her son , could not have furnished , even to a Rubens ,
enough stirring and interFig . 69. THE MARRIAGE OF Maria de Medici by Proxy .
Sketch for the ...
The simple facts of the Life of Maria de Medici , down to the day of her
reconciliation with her son , could not have furnished , even to a Rubens ,
enough stirring and interFig . 69. THE MARRIAGE OF Maria de Medici by Proxy .
Sketch for the ...
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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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