RubensVelhagen & Klasing, 1904 - 168 pages This 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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Page 13
... expression of tenderness . This painting , if tra- dition is to be believed , represents his mother ( Fig . 1 ) and we may there- fore conclude that it was painted before he went to Italy . A lengthy stay in Italy was regarded at that ...
... expression of tenderness . This painting , if tra- dition is to be believed , represents his mother ( Fig . 1 ) and we may there- fore conclude that it was painted before he went to Italy . A lengthy stay in Italy was regarded at that ...
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... expression of extreme Fig . 22 . PERSEUS AND ANDROMEDA . In the Hermitage at St. Petersburg . After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co. , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 41. ) benignity , extends to him ...
... expression of extreme Fig . 22 . PERSEUS AND ANDROMEDA . In the Hermitage at St. Petersburg . After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co. , Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 41. ) benignity , extends to him ...
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... expression of soul : and it is from that stand - point that we must examine this picture . From that point of view also the kneeling Saint , nude , and no longer able to control his wasted limbs , who supported by two fellow monks and ...
... expression of soul : and it is from that stand - point that we must examine this picture . From that point of view also the kneeling Saint , nude , and no longer able to control his wasted limbs , who supported by two fellow monks and ...
Page 71
... expression of the head of Christ , the Personification of Benevolence and Mercy , as well as those of Mary Magdalene , the Penitent Thief , St. Peter , and King David , are wonderful in the realism of their expression ( Fig . 54 ) . The ...
... expression of the head of Christ , the Personification of Benevolence and Mercy , as well as those of Mary Magdalene , the Penitent Thief , St. Peter , and King David , are wonderful in the realism of their expression ( Fig . 54 ) . The ...
Page 99
... expression appears again , as Latona with her twins Apollo and Diana fleeing from the jealous wrath of Juno , by magic art transforming into frogs , the Fig . 81. PORTRAIT OF A LADY . In the Dresden Gallery . After a photograph from the ...
... expression appears again , as Latona with her twins Apollo and Diana fleeing from the jealous wrath of Juno , by magic art transforming into frogs , the Fig . 81. PORTRAIT OF A LADY . In the Dresden Gallery . After a photograph from the ...
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