Rubens

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Velhagen & Klasing, 1904 - 168 pages
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This 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 70
Before her kneels the Prodigal Son ; beside whom Mary Magdalene gazes up at
the Infant Christ with pious fervour , her beautiful hands crosssed on her bosom ;
and near her is King David , no less remarkable for his expressive countenance ...
Page 71
The expression of the head of Christ , the Personification of Benevolence and
Mercy , as well as those of Mary Magdalene , the Penitent Thief , St . Peter , and
King David , are wonderful in the realism of their expression ( Fig . 54 ) . Fig . 57 .

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Contents

The Descent from the Cross In the Antwerp Museum
18
St Christophorus In the Pinakothek at Munich
19
The Descent from the Cross In the Hermitage at St Petersburg
20
Portrait of an unknown man In the Gallery at Cassel
21
Perseus and Andromeda In the Hermitage at St Petersburg Perseus and Andromeda In the Berlin Museum
22
Studies of Putti Pen and ink drawing in the Albertina at Vienna
24
Two Satyrs In the Pinakothek at Munich
30
Bacchanalia In the Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna
31
Madonna with the Holy Innocents In the Louvre
32
The Garland of Fruit In the Pinakothek at Munich
33
Meleager and Atalanta In the Pinakothek at Munich
34
Lady and Child probably Isabella Brant with her son Albrecht In the Picture Gallery at Dresden
35
Head of a Child Rubens eldest daughter In the Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna
36
The Virgin Mary with the Infant Christ in a wreath of flowers The flowers painted by Jan Breughel In the Pinakothek at Munich
37
The Boar Hunt In the Pinakothek at Munich
38
Study of a Horse Drawing in the Albertina at Vienna
39
The Lion Hunt In the Pinakothek at Munich the Pinakothek at Munich
40
The Resurrection of the Just In the Pinakothek at Munich
41
The Punishment of the Unjust In the Pinakothek at Munich
42
The last Judgment In the Pinakothek at Munich
43
The Adoration of the Shepherds In the Pinakothek at Munich
44
Pietà Sketch for the altar piece in the Museum at Antwerp In the Albertina at Vienna
45
Death of the Consul P Decius Mus Sketch for an engraving in the Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna
46
The Destruction of the hosts of Sennacherib In the Pinakothek at Munich
47
The Angel of the Lord smites the hosts of Sennacherib Pen and ink drawing in the Albertina at Vienna
48
The Conversion of St Paul In the Pinakothek at Munich
49
The Battle of the Amazons In the Pinakothek at Munich
50
Head of a Child Nicholas Rubens as a child Drawing in the Alber tina at Vienna
51
Sketch for the decoration of the centre vault of the Jesuit Church at Antwerp Drawing in the Albertina at Vienna
60
The Assumption of the Virgin In the Pinakothek at Munich
61
St Ignatius Loyola healing the Possessed In the Imperial Gallery at Vienna
62
Count Thomas Arundel and his Wife In the Pinakothek at Munich
63
Charles de Longueval Count Boucquoy Painted for an engraving by Vorstermann In the Hermitage at St Petersburg
64
Portrait of a General For an engraving Drawing in the Gallery at Weimar 1
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Portrait of Baron Heinrich von Wicq In the Louvre at Paris
67
Maria de Medici In the Prado at Madrid
68
The Marriage of Maria de Medici by Proxy Sketch for the picture of
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The Journey to Pont de Cé Sketch for the picture of the Medici Gallery
70
Portrait of a young Lady of the Court of the Infanta Isabella at Brussels
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Portrait of a Man In the Hermitage at St Petersburg
82
The Reconciliation of Esau and Jacob In the Pinakothek at Munich
88
Elizabeth of France Queen of Spain In the Hermitage at St Petersburg
95
101 Sketch for the picture The Garden of Love Drawing in the Louvre
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Sketch for a Decorative Structure erected on the CornMarket at Amsterdam
107
The Boar Hunt In the Dresden Gallery Page 140
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A Franciscan Monk Study In the Hermitage at St Petersburg
115
St Francis receiving the Stigmata In the WallrafRichartz Museum at Cologne
116
The Fair In the Louvre
117
Helena Fourment and her eldest Son In the Pinakothek at Munich
118
Helena Fourment with two Children In the Louvre
119
The Holy Family In the WallrafRichartz Museum at Cologne
120
The Crucifixion of St Peter In St Peters Church at Cologne
157
Medici Gallery in the Louvre In the Pinakothek at Munich
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TitleRubens
Volume 9 of Monographs on artists ... IX
AuthorHermann Knackfuss
Translated byLuise Marie Schwaab Richter
PublisherVelhagen & Klasing, 1904
Original fromthe New York Public Library
Digitized24 Apr 2008
Length168 pages
  
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