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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Although he executed numerous important works in Italy , his sojourn there can only be regarded Fig . 18 . THE DESCENT FROM THE Cross . THE ELEYATION OF THE Cross . From an engraving by Witdoek . ( To page 34. ).
Although he executed numerous important works in Italy , his sojourn there can only be regarded Fig . 18 . THE DESCENT FROM THE Cross . THE ELEYATION OF THE Cross . From an engraving by Witdoek . ( To page 34. ).
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... under him that he was obliged to pass them on to other painters ; and , indeed , as he wrote to a friend of his , an engraver , he had to reject hundreds of pupils , amongst whom were even acquaintances of his own and his wife's .
... under him that he was obliged to pass them on to other painters ; and , indeed , as he wrote to a friend of his , an engraver , he had to reject hundreds of pupils , amongst whom were even acquaintances of his own and his wife's .
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There were at that time a great many skilful engravers , who reproduced the designs of Rubens ' both in painting and drawing : and very inany of these were also multiplied by etchings . The art of engraving , which in other countries ...
There were at that time a great many skilful engravers , who reproduced the designs of Rubens ' both in painting and drawing : and very inany of these were also multiplied by etchings . The art of engraving , which in other countries ...
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... the North - Wind , now in the Academy of Vienna , or the Rape of the Daughters of Leucippos by Castor and Pollux , now in the. 46 Death of the Consul P Decius Mus Sketch for an engraving; in Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna.
... the North - Wind , now in the Academy of Vienna , or the Rape of the Daughters of Leucippos by Castor and Pollux , now in the. 46 Death of the Consul P Decius Mus Sketch for an engraving; in Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna.
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Sketch for an engraving . In the Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna . After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co. , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 66. ) that they are yet followed by thousands and thousands ...
Sketch for an engraving . In the Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna . After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co. , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 66. ) that they are yet followed by thousands and thousands ...
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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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