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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they were brought to England , only to be sold again the following year , since
when they have disappeared . A few years ago there was a rumour that they had
been rediscovered in the South of France . Rubens must have already
possessed ...
they were brought to England , only to be sold again the following year , since
when they have disappeared . A few years ago there was a rumour that they had
been rediscovered in the South of France . Rubens must have already
possessed ...
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On other occasions Rubens treated his subject even more freely ; as for instance
in his Triumph of Julius Caesar in the National Gallery : a sketch intended to be a
free interpretation of a portion of the fine cartoons by Andrea Mantegna , now at ...
On other occasions Rubens treated his subject even more freely ; as for instance
in his Triumph of Julius Caesar in the National Gallery : a sketch intended to be a
free interpretation of a portion of the fine cartoons by Andrea Mantegna , now at ...
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Side by side with these vigorous drawings , we should also mention the noble
sketch of an old man with a beard , which probably served as a model for some
holy bishop and well illustrates the method employed by the young Rubens in his
...
Side by side with these vigorous drawings , we should also mention the noble
sketch of an old man with a beard , which probably served as a model for some
holy bishop and well illustrates the method employed by the young Rubens in his
...
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... is uncertain when — two altarpieces : the Circumcision and St . Ignatius
healing a Demoniac and restoring to life Dead Children . This latter , which is
very large , is a splendid work . Fig . 14 . RUBENS AND HIS WIFE ISABELLA
Brant. 2 * 19.
... is uncertain when — two altarpieces : the Circumcision and St . Ignatius
healing a Demoniac and restoring to life Dead Children . This latter , which is
very large , is a splendid work . Fig . 14 . RUBENS AND HIS WIFE ISABELLA
Brant. 2 * 19.
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RUBENS AND HIS WIFE ISABELLA Brant . In the Pinakothek at Munich . After a
photograph from the original by Franz Hanfstäng ) , Munich . ( To page 26 . )
Whilst in Milan on his return from Genoa and also when on his way to Spain ,
Rubens ...
RUBENS AND HIS WIFE ISABELLA Brant . In the Pinakothek at Munich . After a
photograph from the original by Franz Hanfstäng ) , Munich . ( To page 26 . )
Whilst in Milan on his return from Genoa and also when on his way to Spain ,
Rubens ...
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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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