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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... FROM THE Cross . In the Hermitage at St . Petersburg . After a photograph
from the original by Braun , Clément & Co . , Dornach , Paris and New - York . (
To page 37 . ) Rubens received his first important commission from the town of.
... FROM THE Cross . In the Hermitage at St . Petersburg . After a photograph
from the original by Braun , Clément & Co . , Dornach , Paris and New - York . (
To page 37 . ) Rubens received his first important commission from the town of.
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Rubens received his first important commission from the town of Antwerp : and
painted for the Guildhall of that city the Adoration of the Magi , a large painting ,
brilliant in colour , which , however , did not long remain in the position intended
for ...
Rubens received his first important commission from the town of Antwerp : and
painted for the Guildhall of that city the Adoration of the Magi , a large painting ,
brilliant in colour , which , however , did not long remain in the position intended
for ...
Page 38
The master ' s endeavour to introduce Italian Renaissance taste into his native
town was not wholly unsuccessful , and many of the 17th century buildings in
Antwerp show this influence in their elaborate architecture . The stately façade of
the ...
The master ' s endeavour to introduce Italian Renaissance taste into his native
town was not wholly unsuccessful , and many of the 17th century buildings in
Antwerp show this influence in their elaborate architecture . The stately façade of
the ...
Page 80
We may further perceive towns and rivers in chains beside the altar of Victory ; a
winged Nike is bearing trophies , whilst Hercules with his club , — Symbol of
Power , - crushes to the ground the Hydra and Medusa . Angels holding aloft a ...
We may further perceive towns and rivers in chains beside the altar of Victory ; a
winged Nike is bearing trophies , whilst Hercules with his club , — Symbol of
Power , - crushes to the ground the Hydra and Medusa . Angels holding aloft a ...
Page 89
Olympus , whilst a car drawn by lions indicates the town of Lyons , where the
event took place . If we see the Death of Henry Il ' . symbolised by his soaring to
Olympian Heights mounted upon an eagle , we need not wonder that Maria de ...
Olympus , whilst a car drawn by lions indicates the town of Lyons , where the
event took place . If we see the Death of Henry Il ' . symbolised by his soaring to
Olympian Heights mounted upon an eagle , we need not wonder that Maria de ...
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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 | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 3 Mar 2009 |
| Length | 168 pages |
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