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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... the North - Wind , now in the Academy of Vienna , or the Rape of the Daughters of Leucippos by Castor and Pollux , now in the. 46 Death of the Consul P Decius Mus Sketch for an engraving; in Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna.
... the North - Wind , now in the Academy of Vienna , or the Rape of the Daughters of Leucippos by Castor and Pollux , now in the. 46 Death of the Consul P Decius Mus Sketch for an engraving; in Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna.
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Amongst these are the sketches of Ahasverus and Esther , designs for the decoration of a ceiling , and the splendid painting of Samson and Delilah , both in the Pinakothek at Munich ( Fig . 33 ) . In 1614 his eldest son was born .
Amongst these are the sketches of Ahasverus and Esther , designs for the decoration of a ceiling , and the splendid painting of Samson and Delilah , both in the Pinakothek at Munich ( Fig . 33 ) . In 1614 his eldest son was born .
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Of which latter animals he has left numerous sketches . We are told that he once invited into his studio a strolling trainer with a magnificent lion , promising the man a handsome sum of money if he would make the beast yawn by tickling ...
Of which latter animals he has left numerous sketches . We are told that he once invited into his studio a strolling trainer with a magnificent lion , promising the man a handsome sum of money if he would make the beast yawn by tickling ...
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( Sketch for the altar - piece in the Museum at Antwerp . ) In the Albertina at Vienna . After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co. , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 61. ) a dense cloud of smoke toward the ...
( Sketch for the altar - piece in the Museum at Antwerp . ) In the Albertina at Vienna . After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co. , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 61. ) a dense cloud of smoke toward the ...
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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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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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