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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Page 130
Among the various versions of this composition , which differ slightly in size and
lesser details , that in the Dresden Gallery is the one best known ; whilst that in
the Museum at Madrid , with half - size figures , is generally considered the finest
.
Among the various versions of this composition , which differ slightly in size and
lesser details , that in the Dresden Gallery is the one best known ; whilst that in
the Museum at Madrid , with half - size figures , is generally considered the finest
.
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A mythological Hunt , — that of Meleager , — forms the accessory feature in a
splendid virgin forest scene in the Museum at Madrid . Unsurpassed as a
rendering of wild unrestrained life is a painting in the Imperial Museum Fig . 112 .
A mythological Hunt , — that of Meleager , — forms the accessory feature in a
splendid virgin forest scene in the Museum at Madrid . Unsurpassed as a
rendering of wild unrestrained life is a painting in the Imperial Museum Fig . 112 .
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There is another Andromeda , belonging to his last period , in the Museum at
Madrid , in which the dark metal of the armour of Perseus loosening her chains ,
forms an effective contrast to the luminous flesh tints of the maiden . Among the
other ...
There is another Andromeda , belonging to his last period , in the Museum at
Madrid , in which the dark metal of the armour of Perseus loosening her chains ,
forms an effective contrast to the luminous flesh tints of the maiden . Among the
other ...
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These now rank among the greatest of the Art - treasures in the Madrid Museum .
The Emperor of Germany , the King of Poland , the Elector Palatine and Cardinal
Richelieu were likewise among the buyers . The drawings of the master were ...
These now rank among the greatest of the Art - treasures in the Madrid Museum .
The Emperor of Germany , the King of Poland , the Elector Palatine and Cardinal
Richelieu were likewise among the buyers . The drawings of the master were ...
Page 162
44 . The Adoration of the Shepherds . In the Pinakothek at Munich . . . . , 45 . Pietà
. ( Sketch for the altar - piece in the Museum at Antwerp . ) ... Maria de Medici . In
the Prado at Madrid . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 . The Marriage of Maria de Medici by Proxy .
44 . The Adoration of the Shepherds . In the Pinakothek at Munich . . . . , 45 . Pietà
. ( Sketch for the altar - piece in the Museum at Antwerp . ) ... Maria de Medici . In
the Prado at Madrid . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 . The Marriage of Maria de Medici by Proxy .
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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 New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 24 Apr 2008 |
| Length | 168 pages |
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