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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It must be admitted , that this picture taken as a whole , is neither satisfactory nor
beautiful , but it certainly shows an original masterhand ; an overwhelming and
exuberant power , tending to create exaggerated form and bold fore - shortening
...
It must be admitted , that this picture taken as a whole , is neither satisfactory nor
beautiful , but it certainly shows an original masterhand ; an overwhelming and
exuberant power , tending to create exaggerated form and bold fore - shortening
...
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More beautiful still is the other picture in the Berlin Museum . It is true that the
figure of Andromeda is here perhaps less attractive ; but on the other hand , the
cupids , especially those laying around the white horse are more fascinating .
More beautiful still is the other picture in the Berlin Museum . It is true that the
figure of Andromeda is here perhaps less attractive ; but on the other hand , the
cupids , especially those laying around the white horse are more fascinating .
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In the Gallery at Cassel there is a splendid subject with a half - figure of Meleager
presenting the bristling head of the Calydonian boar to the beautiful huntress ,
whilst Envy lurks in the background . Another representation of the same subject
...
In the Gallery at Cassel there is a splendid subject with a half - figure of Meleager
presenting the bristling head of the Calydonian boar to the beautiful huntress ,
whilst Envy lurks in the background . Another representation of the same subject
...
Page 56
... painted from life — an original executed by him alone — 8 feet by 12 , for 600
florins ; Leopards ( painted from life ) with Satyrs and Nymphs , - also an original
by himself , - except the beautiful landscape , which was executed " by a master ...
... painted from life — an original executed by him alone — 8 feet by 12 , for 600
florins ; Leopards ( painted from life ) with Satyrs and Nymphs , - also an original
by himself , - except the beautiful landscape , which was executed " by a master ...
Page 58
Achilles disguised as a Woman , an impressive picture with many beautiful young
female figures ; a St. Sebastian and a Susanna . Carleton then wrote to Rubens
that he had selected six pictures . And further invited the painter to visit him at ...
Achilles disguised as a Woman , an impressive picture with many beautiful young
female figures ; a St. Sebastian and a Susanna . Carleton then wrote to Rubens
that he had selected six pictures . And further invited the painter to visit him at ...
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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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