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 the Hermitage at St. Petersburg . After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co. , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 41. ) PERSEUS AND ANDROMEDA . Fig . 22 . For this act the Queen of Heaven herself descended ...
In the Hermitage at St. Petersburg . After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co. , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 41. ) PERSEUS AND ANDROMEDA . Fig . 22 . For this act the Queen of Heaven herself descended ...
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In the Hermitage , St. Petersburg . After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co. , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 44. ) more than any other work , a landmark in the. Picture Gallery at Dresden.
In the Hermitage , St. Petersburg . After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co. , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 44. ) more than any other work , a landmark in the. Picture Gallery at Dresden.
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A replica of the latter picture with certain variations is in the Hermitage at St. Petersburg ( Fig . 20 ) . Although as a whole it is inferior to the picture at Antwerp , it has nevertheless great merit . Great attention is bestowed ...
A replica of the latter picture with certain variations is in the Hermitage at St. Petersburg ( Fig . 20 ) . Although as a whole it is inferior to the picture at Antwerp , it has nevertheless great merit . Great attention is bestowed ...
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Two different representations of the Liberation of Andromeda , apparently painted about the same period ( 1610–1615 ) , rank among his happiest mythological creations . One of these is in the Hermitage at St. Petersburg ; in which ...
Two different representations of the Liberation of Andromeda , apparently painted about the same period ( 1610–1615 ) , rank among his happiest mythological creations . One of these is in the Hermitage at St. Petersburg ; in which ...
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... exchange of the antique marbles he , in reference to Carleton's proposal to make up the difference in value with Brussels 64 Charles de Longueval, Count Boucquoy Painted for an engraving Vorstermann In the Hermitage at St Petersburg.
... exchange of the antique marbles he , in reference to Carleton's proposal to make up the difference in value with Brussels 64 Charles de Longueval, Count Boucquoy Painted for an engraving Vorstermann In the Hermitage at St Petersburg.
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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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