Rubens

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H. Grevel & Company, 1904 - 168 pages
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This 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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Page 26
Two portrais of him by Peter - Paul exist , one of which is in the Pinakothek at
Munich ; whilst the other representing both brothers with the celebrated Justus
Lipsius and Hugo Grotius, is in the Pitti Palace at Florence. Philip Rubens was
allied ...
Page 30
Virgin-Saints stand on either side of the throne as ladies in waiting, whilst in a
flood of light child -angels joyously hover around it. In the two wings the Archduke
and his Archduchess on their knees, clad in royal robes, and with their Patrons ...
Page 34
A thick darkness covers the sky; whilst the Saviour, extended upon the Cross,
turns his suffering face towards the last rays of the setting sun. The whole
attention of the spectator is attracted by this figure alone; for all the other figures
are ...
Page 39
Returning from church he at once commenced his painting; and whilst so
employed he had books, such as Plutarch and Seneca, read aloud to him; for he
possessed the gift of listening without diverting his attention from his work. It is
also said ...
Page 41
Upon his waving locks Victory places a crown of bay, whilst around the figures of
the rescued maiden, Victory, the winged horse and the fearful Gorgon's head
hover a number of laughing cupids. In the foreground we may observe a portion
of ...

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Contents

Portrait of a Franciscan Monk In the Pinakothek at Munich
15
Abraham and Melchisedek Drawing in the Albertina at Vienna
16
Victory crowning a Hero In the Pinakothek at Munich
17
The Rivcrgod Tiber or Tigris with the Goddess of Plenty In the Hermitage at St Petersburg
19
Rubens and his wife Isabella Brant In the Pinakothek at Munich
20
The Altar of St Ildefonso In the Imperial Gallery at Vienna
21
The Elevation of the Cross Drawing in black and red chalk on green paper washed and hightened with white in the Louvre at Paris
23
The Elevation of the Cross From an engraving by Witdoek
24
The Descent from the Cross In the Antwerp Museum
25
St Christophorus In the Pinakothek at Munich
26
The Descent from the Cross In the Hermitage at St Petersburg
27
Portrait of an unknown man In the Gallery at Cassel
28
Perseus and Andromeda In the Hermitage at St Petersburg
29
Perseus and Andromeda In the Merlin Museum
30
Studies of Putti Pen and ink drawing in the Albertina at Vienna
31
Madonna with the Holy Innocents In the Louvre
32
The Garland of Fruit In the Pinakothek at Munich
33
The Picture of Ceres In the Hermitage St Petersburg
35
The Lamentation for Christ In the Imperial Museum at Vienna
36
The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippos by Castor and Pollux In the Pinakothek at Munich Page
37
Two Satyrs In the Pinakothek at Munich
39
Bacchanalia In the Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna
40
Faun and Diana The Gifts of Autumn In the Picturc Gallery at Dresden
41
The Betrayal of Samson In the Pinakothek at Munich
42
Meleager and Atalanta In the Pinakothek at Munich
43
Lady and Child probably Isabella Brant with her son Albrecht In the Picture Gallery at Dresden
44
Head of a Child Rubens eldest daughter In the Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna
45
The Virgin Mary with the Infant Christ in a wreath of flowers The flowers painted by Jan Breughel In the Pinakothek at Munich
46
The Boar Hunt In the Pinakothek at Munich
47
Study of a Horse Drawing in the Albertina at Vienna
48
The Lion Hunt In the Pinakothek at Munich
49
The Resurrection of the Just In the Pinakothek at Munich
50
The Punishment of the Unjust In the Pinakothek at Munich
51
The last Judgment In the Pinakothek at Munich
52
The Adoration of the Shepherds In the Pinakothek at Munich
53
Pieta Sketch for the altarpiece in the Museum at Antwerp In the Albertina at Vienna
54
Death of the Consul P Decius Mus Sketch for an engraving in the Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna
55
The Destruction of the hosts of Sennacherib In the Pinakothek at Munich
57
The Angel of the Lord smites the hosts of Sennacherib Pen and ink drawing in the Albertina at Vienna
58
The Conversion of St Paul In the Pinakothek at Munich
59
The Battle of the Amazons In the Pinakothek at Munich
60
Head of a Child Nicholas Rubens as a child Drawing in the Alber tina at Vienna
61
Mary Refuge of Sinners In the Gallery at Cassel
62
The Communion of St Francis In the Museum at Antwerp
63
Christ and the four Penitents In the Pinakothek at Munich
65
Erechthonius and the Daughters of Cecrops In the Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna
67
The Toilet of Venus In the Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna
69
The Four Continents In the Imperial Gallery at Vienna
71
Christ on the Cross In the Musenm at Antwerp
73
It is finished In the Pinakothek at Munich
74
Sketch for the decoration of the centre vault of the Jesuit Church at Antwerp Drawing in the Albertina at Vienna
75
The Marriage of Maria de Medici by Proxy Sketch for the picture of the Medici Gallery in the Louvre J11 the linakothek at Munich
87
Louvre In the Pinakothek at Munich
89
Study from the Nude Drawing in the Albcrtina at Vienna
90
Study of a Head Drawing in the Albertina at Vienna
91
Study of Heads Drawing in the Albertina at Vienna
92
Study of a Head Drawing in red chalk in the Uffizi at Florence
93
Portrait of a young Lady of the Court of the Infanta Isabella at Brussels Drawing in the Albertina at Vienna
94
Portrait of a young Lady of the Court of the Infanta Isabella In the Hermitage at St Petersburg
95
Portrait of a Marquis name illegible of the Court of Maria de Medici Drawing in the Albertina at Vienna
96
Portrait of a Man In the Pinakothek at Munich
97
Portrait of a Man In the Dresden Gallery
98
Portrait of a Lady In the Dresden Gallery
99
Portrait of a Man In the Hermitage at St Petersburg
101
Portrait of a young Lady In the Hermitage at St Petersburg
102
Portrait of an old Lady In the Hermitage at St Petersburg
103
Portrait of a Lady of the Boonen Family In the Louvre at Paris
105
Portrait of Dr van Thulden In the Pinakothek at Munich
107
S7 Portrait of a Levantine In the Cassel Gallery
108
The Reconciliation of Esau and Jacob In the Pinakothek at Munich
109
Latona and the Lycian Peasants In the Pinakothek at Munich
110
Portrait of Isabella Brant In the Hermitage at St Petersburg
112
The Artists Sons Albert and Nicolas In the Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna
113
Rubens Sons From the picture in the Dresden Gallery
115
Philip IV7 King of Spain In the Hermitage at St Petersburg
116
Elizabeth of France Jueen of Spain In the Hermitage at St Petersburg
117
Elizabeth of France In the Louvre at Paris
119
Maria di Medici Drawing in the Louvre
120
Helena Fourment as a Bride In the Pinakothek at Munich
121
Portrait of the Artist by himself Sketch for the picture Rubens and Helene Fourment in the Garden in the Pinakothek at Munich Drawing in the Albe...
123
Rubens with his second Wife in their Garden In the Pinakothek at Munich
125
Sketch for the picture The Garden of Love Drawing in the Louvre at Paris
126
Helena Fourment From the van der Hoop Collection in the Museum at Amsterdam
127
Helena Fourment sitting under a portico on an armchair In the Pina kothek at Munich
129
The Garden of Love In the Prado at Madrid
131
The Garden of Love In the Dresden Gallery
133
Helena Fourment In the Hermitage at St Petersburg
135
Sketch for a Decorative Structure erected on the ComMarket at Amsterdam on the occasion of the Entry of the Cardinal Infant Ferdinand of Austria I...
136
The Captives Drawing in the Albertina at Vienna
137
Portrait of a Man of Letters In the Pinakothek at Munich
139
Fig 11o The BoarHunt In the Dresden Gallery Page
140
Landscape with a Rainbow In the Pinakothck at Munich
141
Landscape with Shepherds In the Louvre at Paris
143
Landscape with Cows In the Pinakothek at Munich
145
The Massacre of the Innocents In the Pinakothek at Munich
147
A Franciscan Monk Study In the Hermitage at St Petersburg
148
St Francis receiving the Stigmata In the WallrafRichart? Museum at Cologne
149
The Fair In the Louvre
151
Helena Fourment and her eldest Son In the Pinakothek at Munich
153
Helena Foumient with two Children In the Louvre
155
The Holy Family In the Wallraf Richartz Museum at Cologne
156
The Crucifixion of St Peter In St Peters Church at Cologne
157

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TitleRubens
Volume 9 of Monographs on artists ... IX
AuthorHermann Knackfuss
Translated byLuise Marie Schwaab Richter
PublisherH. Grevel & Company, 1904
Original fromthe New York Public Library
Digitized24 Apr 2008
Length168 pages
  
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