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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Maria de Medici , widow of Henry IV . of France , had returned to Paris after her
reconciliation with her son Louis XIII . After taking up her residence in the new
Luxembourg Palace , she resolved to adorn a vast gallery with paintings
descriptive ...
Maria de Medici , widow of Henry IV . of France , had returned to Paris after her
reconciliation with her son Louis XIII . After taking up her residence in the new
Luxembourg Palace , she resolved to adorn a vast gallery with paintings
descriptive ...
Page 90
Maria de Medici was so charmed with these works that , as soon as he had
completed them , she commissioned him to execute four more paintings , to
adorn the same Gallery . One was a representation of herself as Minerva : two
more were ...
Maria de Medici was so charmed with these works that , as soon as he had
completed them , she commissioned him to execute four more paintings , to
adorn the same Gallery . One was a representation of herself as Minerva : two
more were ...
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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
Moreover Rubens also made eight cartoons for tapestries to adorn the Royal
apartments , illustrating the Story of Achilles ... boldly foreshortened allegorical
figures , seen in perspective from below , and with charming friezes adorned with
putti ...
Moreover Rubens also made eight cartoons for tapestries to adorn the Royal
apartments , illustrating the Story of Achilles ... boldly foreshortened allegorical
figures , seen in perspective from below , and with charming friezes adorned with
putti ...
Page 128
Originally it adorned the Carmelite Church at Antwerp . It is not a large
composition , but is remarkable for its display of sentiment . The Holy Virgin , a
mere child with a book in her hand , stands beside St . Anne who , seated on a
stone bench ...
Originally it adorned the Carmelite Church at Antwerp . It is not a large
composition , but is remarkable for its display of sentiment . The Holy Virgin , a
mere child with a book in her hand , stands beside St . Anne who , seated on a
stone bench ...
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