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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One of the pictures that he painted for the Duke of Mantua , – now ... To the same
category belongs the effective piece of painting in the Pitti Gallery in Florence ,
which represents Mars tearing himself from the arms of Venus in answer to the ...
One of the pictures that he painted for the Duke of Mantua , – now ... To the same
category belongs the effective piece of painting in the Pitti Gallery in Florence ,
which represents Mars tearing himself from the arms of Venus in answer to the ...
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He reserved for himself however the picture that he had first painted , in which ,
besides the two Patrons of the church , he had represented the Virgin with other
Saints and Pope Gregory . This painting he subsequently brought back to his
own ...
He reserved for himself however the picture that he had first painted , in which ,
besides the two Patrons of the church , he had represented the Virgin with other
Saints and Pope Gregory . This painting he subsequently brought back to his
own ...
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Rubens received his first important commission from the town of Antwerp : and
painted for the Guildhall of that city the Adoration of the Magi , a large painting ,
brilliant in colour , which , however , did not long remain in the position intended
for ...
Rubens received his first important commission from the town of Antwerp : and
painted for the Guildhall of that city the Adoration of the Magi , a large painting ,
brilliant in colour , which , however , did not long remain in the position intended
for ...
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On the outer side of the two wings he also painted an idyllic Holy Family , known
as the Madonna under the AppleTree . In 1641 , this splendid altar - piece was
removed to make way for a so - called miraculous picture ; on which occasion
both ...
On the outer side of the two wings he also painted an idyllic Holy Family , known
as the Madonna under the AppleTree . In 1641 , this splendid altar - piece was
removed to make way for a so - called miraculous picture ; on which occasion
both ...
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A still more powerful picture is the Descent from the Cross , which the master
painted two years later as a pendant to the Elevation and which is likewise in the
transept of the Antwerp Cathedral . It was commissioned in 1611 by the Rifle ...
A still more powerful picture is the Descent from the Cross , which the master
painted two years later as a pendant to the Elevation and which is likewise in the
transept of the Antwerp Cathedral . It was commissioned in 1611 by the Rifle ...
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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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