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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The Archbishop is represented here on his knees before a throne , which occupies the centre of the picture , and from which Mary , with an expression of extreme ! benignity , extends to him the miraculous garment .
The Archbishop is represented here on his knees before a throne , which occupies the centre of the picture , and from which Mary , with an expression of extreme ! benignity , extends to him the miraculous garment .
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Great attention is bestowed upon the figure of St. Mary Magdalen , for whom the artist having a predilection , created a special type . This attractive figure , a maiden with a fine complexion and very fair hair.
Great attention is bestowed upon the figure of St. Mary Magdalen , for whom the artist having a predilection , created a special type . This attractive figure , a maiden with a fine complexion and very fair hair.
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a maiden with a fine complexion and very fair hair which we encounter for the first time in the Descent from the Cross at Antwerp , frequently recurs in his paintings and not invariably as Mary Magdalen . It has often been stated that ...
a maiden with a fine complexion and very fair hair which we encounter for the first time in the Descent from the Cross at Antwerp , frequently recurs in his paintings and not invariably as Mary Magdalen . It has often been stated that ...
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They are probably sketches for the charming picture painted at this period : Mary with the Infant Christ surrounded by playful Cherubs ( Fig . 25 ) ; originally no doubt an altar - piece , but now in the Gallery of the Louvre .
They are probably sketches for the charming picture painted at this period : Mary with the Infant Christ surrounded by playful Cherubs ( Fig . 25 ) ; originally no doubt an altar - piece , but now in the Gallery of the Louvre .
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His right arm is supported by Mary Magdalen , —the favourite female Saint of the painter , -whilst in the foreground kneel the other Maries Fig . 36. HEAD OF A CHILD ( Rubens ' eldest daughter ) . In the Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna ...
His right arm is supported by Mary Magdalen , —the favourite female Saint of the painter , -whilst in the foreground kneel the other Maries Fig . 36. HEAD OF A CHILD ( Rubens ' eldest daughter ) . In the Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna ...
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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 | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 3 Mar 2009 |
| Length | 168 pages |
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