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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There is in the Louvre a drawing for this picture , giving an idea of the whole
composition which , when finally executed , was divided into three parts : The
Elevation of the Cross in the centre : on the right the Weeping Women : on the left
the ...
There is in the Louvre a drawing for this picture , giving an idea of the whole
composition which , when finally executed , was divided into three parts : The
Elevation of the Cross in the centre : on the right the Weeping Women : on the left
the ...
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a portion of the dead monster , represented somewhat indistinctly in order not to
interfere with the joyous impression of the rest of the composition ( Fig . 22 ) .
More beautiful still is the other picture in the Berlin Museum . It is true that the
figure ...
a portion of the dead monster , represented somewhat indistinctly in order not to
interfere with the joyous impression of the rest of the composition ( Fig . 22 ) .
More beautiful still is the other picture in the Berlin Museum . It is true that the
figure ...
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... he introduces into the composition even the chaste Diana herselt ( Fig . 32 ) .
He deals repeatedly with the legend of Meleager and Atalanta , a subject which
gave him the opportunity of representing manly strenght and Typographieslaagi .
... he introduces into the composition even the chaste Diana herselt ( Fig . 32 ) .
He deals repeatedly with the legend of Meleager and Atalanta , a subject which
gave him the opportunity of representing manly strenght and Typographieslaagi .
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Hermann Knackfuss. back of the composition , we may recognise in the
fascinating portrait in the Dresden Gallery of a lady with a baby on her lap ( Fig .
35 ) , Frau Isabella , her face somewhat thin and worn , and her infant son . The
head of a ...
Hermann Knackfuss. back of the composition , we may recognise in the
fascinating portrait in the Dresden Gallery of a lady with a baby on her lap ( Fig .
35 ) , Frau Isabella , her face somewhat thin and worn , and her infant son . The
head of a ...
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He often introduces the Bengal tiger with his splendid colouring into his paintings
, and lions are not infrequently made principals figures in his compositions . Of
which latter animals he has left numerous sketches . We are told that he once ...
He often introduces the Bengal tiger with his splendid colouring into his paintings
, and lions are not infrequently made principals figures in his compositions . Of
which latter animals he has left numerous sketches . We are told that he once ...
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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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