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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He fashioned a sumptuous Palace in the late Renaissance style , which he
further furnished with princely splendour ; and in the garden erected a richly
adorned circular building to contain his own art - treasures and antique marbles .
He fashioned a sumptuous Palace in the late Renaissance style , which he
further furnished with princely splendour ; and in the garden erected a richly
adorned circular building to contain his own art - treasures and antique marbles .
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Carleton was particularly anxious that the artist himself should chose the latter ,
wich were to be adorned with representations of figures , for him . Rubens
mentions in the letter , in which he consents to this proposition that he had that
year ...
Carleton was particularly anxious that the artist himself should chose the latter ,
wich were to be adorned with representations of figures , for him . Rubens
mentions in the letter , in which he consents to this proposition that he had that
year ...
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In the Plantin - Moretus Museum there are drawings by Jacob de Wit , and
reproductions from the 36 paintings which adorned the ceilings of the aisles and
of the galleries over them : but of the three paintings which were in the vestibule
only ...
In the Plantin - Moretus Museum there are drawings by Jacob de Wit , and
reproductions from the 36 paintings which adorned the ceilings of the aisles and
of the galleries over them : but of the three paintings which were in the vestibule
only ...
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Her eyes are as bright as in the pictures painted of her in early youth , whilst a
pleasant smile seems ever ready on her lips . In the background we may notice a
piece of architecture , with which the master had adorned his garden ( Fig . 91 ) .
Her eyes are as bright as in the pictures painted of her in early youth , whilst a
pleasant smile seems ever ready on her lips . In the background we may notice a
piece of architecture , with which the master had adorned his garden ( Fig . 91 ) .
Page 122
Rubens filled the nine sections of the ceiling with boldly foreshortened allegorical
figures , seen in perspective from below , and with charming friezes adorned with
putti : but we must not find fault with him , because these allegorical ...
Rubens filled the nine sections of the ceiling with boldly foreshortened allegorical
figures , seen in perspective from below , and with charming friezes adorned with
putti : but we must not find fault with him , because these allegorical ...
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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 New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 24 Apr 2008 |
| Length | 168 pages |
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