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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It is said that he painted the two last scenes for this Medici Gallery entirely with his own hands , and frequently in the presence of the Queen herself , who seemed to take a delight in watching this celebrated man at work , and who ...
It is said that he painted the two last scenes for this Medici Gallery entirely with his own hands , and frequently in the presence of the Queen herself , who seemed to take a delight in watching this celebrated man at work , and who ...
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An entirely realistic composition , such as perhaps would be approved now , would in those days have been rejected as cold , dull , and devoid of taste . The simple facts of the Life of Maria de Medici , down to the day of her ...
An entirely realistic composition , such as perhaps would be approved now , would in those days have been rejected as cold , dull , and devoid of taste . The simple facts of the Life of Maria de Medici , down to the day of her ...
Page 104
... the good terms which had always existed between England and the Infanta ought not suffer from this , since there exist no questions of variance between them . During the following years we find Rubens entirely wrapt up in politics .
... the good terms which had always existed between England and the Infanta ought not suffer from this , since there exist no questions of variance between them . During the following years we find Rubens entirely wrapt up in politics .
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... devotion that he cherished for his beloved ones and all the artistic enthusiasm that he was capable of . It would even . appear that he executed with his own hands entirely this 106 Helena Fourment, In the Hermitage at St Petersburg.
... devotion that he cherished for his beloved ones and all the artistic enthusiasm that he was capable of . It would even . appear that he executed with his own hands entirely this 106 Helena Fourment, In the Hermitage at St Petersburg.
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appear that he executed with his own hands entirely this portrait - group of his two boys twice over , since two copies exist . If the one at the Liechtenstein Gallery shows a special charm through its careful execution , the other at ...
appear that he executed with his own hands entirely this portrait - group of his two boys twice over , since two copies exist . If the one at the Liechtenstein Gallery shows a special charm through its careful execution , the other at ...
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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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