RubensVelhagen & Klasing, 1904 - 168 pages 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 44
... multiplied by etchings . The art of engraving , which in other countries had become debased to a very low level , made rapid progress in the Netherlands , profitting greatly by the work of the. ( To page 48. ) ( To page 52. ) 44.
... multiplied by etchings . The art of engraving , which in other countries had become debased to a very low level , made rapid progress in the Netherlands , profitting greatly by the work of the. ( To page 48. ) ( To page 52. ) 44.
Page 55
... 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 more.
... 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 more.
Page 66
... engraver work- ing in a similar way , for the purposes of his design usually places his model behind him , thus copying it , not directly , but from its reflection in a mirror in front of him . Any one who has made drawings or paintings ...
... engraver work- ing in a similar way , for the purposes of his design usually places his model behind him , thus copying it , not directly , but from its reflection in a mirror in front of him . Any one who has made drawings or paintings ...
Page 68
... engraving of this picture . This painting of comparatively smaller dimensions is , like the two aboved - named com- positions , also executed with the greatest care . In a way it recalls Leo- nardo da Vinci's Battle of Anghiari , of ...
... engraving of this picture . This painting of comparatively smaller dimensions is , like the two aboved - named com- positions , also executed with the greatest care . In a way it recalls Leo- nardo da Vinci's Battle of Anghiari , of ...
Page 78
... engraving . The gilded vault of the nave was divided by ornaments in stucco into variously shaped spaces , occupied by single figures . In the centre , child - angels hovered around a radiant wreath encircling the name of Mary . A ...
... engraving . The gilded vault of the nave was divided by ornaments in stucco into variously shaped spaces , occupied by single figures . In the centre , child - angels hovered around a radiant wreath encircling the name of Mary . A ...
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