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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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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His powerful influence acted , not only on young art - students desirous of
learning from him , but also on contemporary workers : and even on his former
teachers . He often worked on the same canvas with other painters , with whom
he was ...
His powerful influence acted , not only on young art - students desirous of
learning from him , but also on contemporary workers : and even on his former
teachers . He often worked on the same canvas with other painters , with whom
he was ...
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In the execution of this subject he succeeded in producing a great variety of new
and powerful effects . Of all the compositions however dealing with this same
subject , the one at Malines is perhaps the most fascinating and executed with
the ...
In the execution of this subject he succeeded in producing a great variety of new
and powerful effects . Of all the compositions however dealing with this same
subject , the one at Malines is perhaps the most fascinating and executed with
the ...
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The third , perhaps the most powerful and impressive of the series , depicts the
solemn consecration of the hero , which takes place beneath the shade of some
splendid beeches . In the fourth act of the Drama , Decius discarding his shield ...
The third , perhaps the most powerful and impressive of the series , depicts the
solemn consecration of the hero , which takes place beneath the shade of some
splendid beeches . In the fourth act of the Drama , Decius discarding his shield ...
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The powerful impression conveyed by the Crucifixion abovementioned lies
chiefly in the majestic repose of death , which raises the Crucified Christ far
above all the griefs and the passions of this world . The artist again depicted the
Death of ...
The powerful impression conveyed by the Crucifixion abovementioned lies
chiefly in the majestic repose of death , which raises the Crucified Christ far
above all the griefs and the passions of this world . The artist again depicted the
Death of ...
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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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