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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Although he executed numerous important works in Italy , his sojourn there can only be regarded Fig . 18 . THE DESCENT FROM THE CROSS . THE ELEYATION OF THE Cross . From an engraving by Witdoek . ( To page 34. ) St. ChrisTOPHORUS .
Although he executed numerous important works in Italy , his sojourn there can only be regarded Fig . 18 . THE DESCENT FROM THE CROSS . THE ELEYATION OF THE Cross . From an engraving by Witdoek . ( To page 34. ) St. ChrisTOPHORUS .
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... under him that he was obliged to pass them on to other painters ; and , indeed , as he wrote to a friend of his , an engraver , he had to reject hundreds of pupils , amongst whom were even acquaintances of his own and his wife's .
... under him that he was obliged to pass them on to other painters ; and , indeed , as he wrote to a friend of his , an engraver , he had to reject hundreds of pupils , amongst whom were even acquaintances of his own and his wife's .
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There were at that time a great many skilful engravers , who reproduced the designs of Rubens ' both in painting and drawing : and very many of these were also multiplied by etchings . The art of engraving , which in other countries had ...
There were at that time a great many skilful engravers , who reproduced the designs of Rubens ' both in painting and drawing : and very many of these were also multiplied by etchings . The art of engraving , which in other countries had ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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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