RubensVelhagen & Klasing, 1904 - 168 pages |
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Page 76
... master himself . Only in a very few instances has it been permitted to an artist to deco- rate pictorially architectural buildings designed by himself , and thus to arrive at a combination of the highest perfection . If there be such a ...
... master himself . Only in a very few instances has it been permitted to an artist to deco- rate pictorially architectural buildings designed by himself , and thus to arrive at a combination of the highest perfection . If there be such a ...
Page 78
... master's own hand . They were bought by the Empress Maria Theresa and are now in the Imperial Museum at Vienna . The two principal ones of vast size represent scenes from the later Lives of the Saints with numerous life - size figures ...
... master's own hand . They were bought by the Empress Maria Theresa and are now in the Imperial Museum at Vienna . The two principal ones of vast size represent scenes from the later Lives of the Saints with numerous life - size figures ...
Page 80
... master , - the most celebrated re- presentation of this subject , which adorns the high - altar of the Cathedral at Antwerp . Rubens was asked to paint this picture in 1619 ; but its exe- cution was retarded , so that it was only placed ...
... master , - the most celebrated re- presentation of this subject , which adorns the high - altar of the Cathedral at Antwerp . Rubens was asked to paint this picture in 1619 ; but its exe- cution was retarded , so that it was only placed ...
Page 86
... master with the help of his pupils , were set up in their intended position . It is said that he painted the two last scenes for this Medici Gallery entirely with his own hands , and frequently in the presence of the Queen herself , who ...
... master with the help of his pupils , were set up in their intended position . It is said that he painted the two last scenes for this Medici Gallery entirely with his own hands , and frequently in the presence of the Queen herself , who ...
Page 91
... master the draw- ing of his figures with such consummate know- ledge and who pro- bably painted most of his allegorical subjects without models , should have thought it neces- sary sometimes to make studies from life with such very ...
... master the draw- ing of his figures with such consummate know- ledge and who pro- bably painted most of his allegorical subjects without models , should have thought it neces- sary sometimes to make studies from life with such very ...
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