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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womanly charm in close contrast . 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 ...
womanly charm in close contrast . 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 ...
Page 88
If the Gods and Goddesses appear occasionally too much like overdressed
theatrical personages , they invariably delight the spectator with the charm of
their healthy vitality . Splendid personifications of Rubens ' ideal of female beauty
are the ...
If the Gods and Goddesses appear occasionally too much like overdressed
theatrical personages , they invariably delight the spectator with the charm of
their healthy vitality . Splendid personifications of Rubens ' ideal of female beauty
are the ...
Page 89
... Pont de Cé , is represented as Minerva on horseback ( Fig . 70 ) . - The face is
here idealized to harmonize with the helmet - of the goddess : - although
otherwise the Queen always appears in her own likeness ; — full of youthful
charm in the ...
... Pont de Cé , is represented as Minerva on horseback ( Fig . 70 ) . - The face is
here idealized to harmonize with the helmet - of the goddess : - although
otherwise the Queen always appears in her own likeness ; — full of youthful
charm in the ...
Page 92
The picture for which the first - named drawing was a preparatory study is now in
the Hermitage at St . Petersburg : and , in spite of the fact that it has been only
grounded and has remained unfinished , it nevertheless clearly shows the charm
...
The picture for which the first - named drawing was a preparatory study is now in
the Hermitage at St . Petersburg : and , in spite of the fact that it has been only
grounded and has remained unfinished , it nevertheless clearly shows the charm
...
Page 97
... charm of glowing colour . The most productive and brilliant period of the artist '
s career was perhaps , between the years 1620 and 1625 ; for , notwithstanding
the pressure of work , which those two vast undertakings : the frescoes for the ...
... charm of glowing colour . The most productive and brilliant period of the artist '
s career was perhaps , between the years 1620 and 1625 ; for , notwithstanding
the pressure of work , which those two vast undertakings : the frescoes for the ...
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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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