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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In 1616 Rubens received from the Prince Palatine of Neuburg a commission to
paint The Last Judgment for the church at Neuburg . This grand subject had been
treated by him already in two separate representations , both of which are now in
...
In 1616 Rubens received from the Prince Palatine of Neuburg a commission to
paint The Last Judgment for the church at Neuburg . This grand subject had been
treated by him already in two separate representations , both of which are now in
...
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... splendour ; who loved to portray Saints of youthful beauty clad in brillant silks ;
to have to represent an ascetic monk : but the artist , who could , if he pleased ,
do anything , well understood how to make the most even of this commission .
... splendour ; who loved to portray Saints of youthful beauty clad in brillant silks ;
to have to represent an ascetic monk : but the artist , who could , if he pleased ,
do anything , well understood how to make the most even of this commission .
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The completion of the Church of the Jesuits at Antwerp in the year 1620 brought
Rubens very extensive commissions . On the 20th March in that year he signed a
contract with Father Jacobus Tirinus. 75 Study of a Head Drawing in red chalk in
...
The completion of the Church of the Jesuits at Antwerp in the year 1620 brought
Rubens very extensive commissions . On the 20th March in that year he signed a
contract with Father Jacobus Tirinus. 75 Study of a Head Drawing in red chalk in
...
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He is said to have specially appreciated those commissions , which gave him the
greatest scope for variety of subject : Fig . 67 . PORTRAIT OF BARON Heinrich
von Wico . In the Louvre at Paris . After a photograph from the original by Braun ...
He is said to have specially appreciated those commissions , which gave him the
greatest scope for variety of subject : Fig . 67 . PORTRAIT OF BARON Heinrich
von Wico . In the Louvre at Paris . After a photograph from the original by Braun ...
Page 85
It was in 1621 that he received a commission which , as regards variety and size ,
left nothing to be desired . Maria de Medici , widow of Henry IV . of France , had
returned to Paris after her reconciliation with her son Louis XIII . After taking up ...
It was in 1621 that he received a commission which , as regards variety and size ,
left nothing to be desired . Maria de Medici , widow of Henry IV . of France , had
returned to Paris after her reconciliation with her son Louis XIII . After taking up ...
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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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