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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... who reproduced the designs of Rubens ' both in painting and drawing : and
very inany of these were also multiplied by etchings . The art of engraving , which
in other countries had become debased to a very low level , made rapid progress
...
... who reproduced the designs of Rubens ' both in painting and drawing : and
very inany of these were also multiplied by etchings . The art of engraving , which
in other countries had become debased to a very low level , made rapid progress
...
Page 55
Sketch for an engraving . In the Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna . After a
photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co . , Dornach , Paris and
New - York . ( To page 66 . ) that they are yet followed by thousands and
thousands more.
Sketch for an engraving . In the Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna . After a
photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co . , Dornach , Paris and
New - York . ( To page 66 . ) that they are yet followed by thousands and
thousands more.
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... designs or cartoons : - descriptions which are so far incorrect , since they are
really KNACKFUSS , Rubens . magnificently executed paintings in oil . He
purposely facilitated the. 65 Portrait of a General For an engraving Drawing in the
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... designs or cartoons : - descriptions which are so far incorrect , since they are
really KNACKFUSS , Rubens . magnificently executed paintings in oil . He
purposely facilitated the. 65 Portrait of a General For an engraving Drawing in the
...
Page 66
The engraver working in a similar way , for the purposes of his design usually
places his model behind him , thus copying it , not directly , but from its reflection
in a mirror in front of him . Any one who has made drawings or paintings from a ...
The engraver working in a similar way , for the purposes of his design usually
places his model behind him , thus copying it , not directly , but from its reflection
in a mirror in front of him . Any one who has made drawings or paintings from a ...
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... 1622 wrote to a friend , that Lucas Vostermann had in hand for three years an
engraving of this picture . This painting of comparatively smaller dimensions is ,
like the two aboved - named compositions , also executed with the greatest care .
... 1622 wrote to a friend , that Lucas Vostermann had in hand for three years an
engraving of this picture . This painting of comparatively smaller dimensions is ,
like the two aboved - named compositions , also executed with the greatest care .
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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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