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
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 ...
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 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 ...
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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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