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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After a photograph from the original Braun , Clément & Co. , Dornach , Paris and New - York . To page 37. ) Rubens received his first important commission from the town of. The Picture of Ceres In the Hermitage, St Petersburg.
After a photograph from the original Braun , Clément & Co. , Dornach , Paris and New - York . To page 37. ) Rubens received his first important commission from the town of. The Picture of Ceres In the Hermitage, St Petersburg.
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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 ...
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 ...
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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 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 .
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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 .
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 .
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Olympus , whilst a car drawn by lions indicates the town of Lyons , where the event took place . If we see the Death of Henry IV . 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 IV . 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 | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 21 Nov 2008 |
| Length | 168 pages |
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