RubensVelhagen & Klasing, 1904 - 168 pages |
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Page 122
... compositions . are painted according to the somewhat bombastic taste of the time . At first he only made sketches for these vast compositions . Their execution gave him several years occupation at home , so that it was not until the ...
... compositions . are painted according to the somewhat bombastic taste of the time . At first he only made sketches for these vast compositions . Their execution gave him several years occupation at home , so that it was not until the ...
Page 128
... composition in the style of the great Italian masters , it is not without importance , for the lovely Infant Christ , so characteristic of the master , has peculiar charm . There is in the same Museum also another painting of the Virgin ...
... composition in the style of the great Italian masters , it is not without importance , for the lovely Infant Christ , so characteristic of the master , has peculiar charm . There is in the same Museum also another painting of the Virgin ...
Page 130
... 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 . The Dresden ...
... 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 . The Dresden ...
Page 138
... compositions , five triumphal arches , four stands , one state coach and a gallery of twelve portraits , representing the Emperors of the House of Habsburg . Some of the pictorial representations in these decorations were designed to ...
... compositions , five triumphal arches , four stands , one state coach and a gallery of twelve portraits , representing the Emperors of the House of Habsburg . Some of the pictorial representations in these decorations were designed to ...
Page 140
... Conquered Warriors , which we reproduce in Fig . 108 , formed no doubt also a part of the great series of compositions created by the genius of Rubens for this Festival . The entire work was subsequently etched on copper by his. 140.
... Conquered Warriors , which we reproduce in Fig . 108 , formed no doubt also a part of the great series of compositions created by the genius of Rubens for this Festival . The entire work was subsequently etched on copper by his. 140.
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