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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Peter Paul Rubens ' first master was the landscape - painter Tobias Verhaeght ,
under whom however he studied but a short time . Then for four years he worked
in the atelier of Adam van Noort , an artist much praised by his contemporaries ...
Peter Paul Rubens ' first master was the landscape - painter Tobias Verhaeght ,
under whom however he studied but a short time . Then for four years he worked
in the atelier of Adam van Noort , an artist much praised by his contemporaries ...
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... 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 . In the spacious landscape overhung by.
... 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 . In the spacious landscape overhung by.
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In the spacious landscape overhung by a shadowy atmosphere the deep blue
sea spreads beyond the rocks : where , between two cliffs , the monster
convulsively expires . The wide perspective , the fine horse , the shining armour
of the hero ...
In the spacious landscape overhung by a shadowy atmosphere the deep blue
sea spreads beyond the rocks : where , between two cliffs , the monster
convulsively expires . The wide perspective , the fine horse , the shining armour
of the hero ...
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The Museum at Antwerp possesses a larger replica of this picture with a
landscape background by the " velvet " Breughel . As a rule , however , inscribed
dates are very rare on pictures by Rubens . Moreover , they do not tell us much ;
for the ...
The Museum at Antwerp possesses a larger replica of this picture with a
landscape background by the " velvet " Breughel . As a rule , however , inscribed
dates are very rare on pictures by Rubens . Moreover , they do not tell us much ;
for the ...
Page 47
... Calydonian boar to the beautiful huntress , whilst Envy lurks in the background
. Another representation of the same subject is at Munich , rendered even more
attractive by the addition of magnificent grey - hounds and a fine landscape ( Fig .
... Calydonian boar to the beautiful huntress , whilst Envy lurks in the background
. Another representation of the same subject is at Munich , rendered even more
attractive by the addition of magnificent grey - hounds and a fine landscape ( Fig .
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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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