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 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 ...
Page 88
The Marriage of Maria de Medicis by Proxy : — the old Archduke Ferdinand , as
representative of the King of France stood with her before the Altar : — is still
more like a picture drawn from actral fact . From an artistic point of view , it would
not ...
The Marriage of Maria de Medicis by Proxy : — the old Archduke Ferdinand , as
representative of the King of France stood with her before the Altar : — is still
more like a picture drawn from actral fact . From an artistic point of view , it would
not ...
Page 89
If we see the Death of Henry IV . symbolised by his soaring to Olympian Heights
mounted upon an eagle , we need not wonder that Maria de Medici , journeying
to Pont de Cé , is represented as Minerva on horseback ( Fig . 70 ) . The face is ...
If we see the Death of Henry IV . symbolised by his soaring to Olympian Heights
mounted upon an eagle , we need not wonder that Maria de Medici , journeying
to Pont de Cé , is represented as Minerva on horseback ( Fig . 70 ) . The face is ...
Page 90
Maria de Medici was so charmed with these works that , as soon as he had
completed them , she commissioned him to execute four more paintings , to
adorn the same Gallery . One was a representation of herself as Minerva : two
more were ...
Maria de Medici was so charmed with these works that , as soon as he had
completed them , she commissioned him to execute four more paintings , to
adorn the same Gallery . One was a representation of herself as Minerva : two
more were ...
Page 96
Fig . 78 . PORTRAIT OF A Marquis ( name illegible ) OF THE COURT OF MARIA
DE MEDICI . Drawing in the Albertina at Vienna . After a photograph from the
original by Braun , Clément & Co . , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page
92 . ) ...
Fig . 78 . PORTRAIT OF A Marquis ( name illegible ) OF THE COURT OF MARIA
DE MEDICI . Drawing in the Albertina at Vienna . After a photograph from the
original by Braun , Clément & Co . , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page
92 . ) ...
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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 University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 21 Nov 2008 |
| Length | 168 pages |
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