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 90
The whole work is one great thought, executed according to the spirit of the
period, and is a creation which fully illustrates the power of Rubens, justly styled "
the artist -prince of his time". Maria de Medici was so charmed with these works
that, ...
The whole work is one great thought, executed according to the spirit of the
period, and is a creation which fully illustrates the power of Rubens, justly styled "
the artist -prince of his time". Maria de Medici was so charmed with these works
that, ...
Page 103
It was at the court of Maria de Medici and through the acquaintanceship made
there with the Duke of Buckingham that first inspired Rubens with the desire to
occupy himself seriously, and not merely occasionally, with the entangled
threads of ...
It was at the court of Maria de Medici and through the acquaintanceship made
there with the Duke of Buckingham that first inspired Rubens with the desire to
occupy himself seriously, and not merely occasionally, with the entangled
threads of ...
Page 118
On the 12th of May he reached Paris and from that visit dates probably the
vigorous drawing — so true to life — of the aged Maria de Medici, still in the
Louvre (Fig. 97). This Queen had a fresh commission for him, for, as a
complement to the ...
On the 12th of May he reached Paris and from that visit dates probably the
vigorous drawing — so true to life — of the aged Maria de Medici, still in the
Louvre (Fig. 97). This Queen had a fresh commission for him, for, as a
complement to the ...
Page 162
Maria de Medici. In the Prado at Madrid ,, 85 „ 69. The Marriage of Maria de
Medici by Proxy. Sketch for the picture of the Medici Gallery in the Louvre. In the
Pinakothek at Munich .... „ 87 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 163 70. The Journey to
Pont ...
Maria de Medici. In the Prado at Madrid ,, 85 „ 69. The Marriage of Maria de
Medici by Proxy. Sketch for the picture of the Medici Gallery in the Louvre. In the
Pinakothek at Munich .... „ 87 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 163 70. The Journey to
Pont ...
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163 70. The Journey to Pont de Ce. Sketch for the picture of the Medici Gallery in
the Louvre. In the Pinakothek at Munich . 7 1 . ... Portrait of a Marquis (name
illegible) of the Court of Maria de Medici. Drawing in the Albertina at Vienna 79.
163 70. The Journey to Pont de Ce. Sketch for the picture of the Medici Gallery in
the Louvre. In the Pinakothek at Munich . 7 1 . ... Portrait of a Marquis (name
illegible) of the Court of Maria de Medici. Drawing in the Albertina at Vienna 79.
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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 | H. Grevel & Company, 1904 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 24 Apr 2008 |
| Length | 168 pages |
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