RubensVelhagen & Klasing, 1904 - 168 pages |
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Page 12
... shows an original masterhand ; an overwhelming and exuberant power , tending to create exaggerated form and bold fore - shortening ; an inclination to fill empty space with sumptuous objects ; a display of harmonious colouring and ...
... shows an original masterhand ; an overwhelming and exuberant power , tending to create exaggerated form and bold fore - shortening ; an inclination to fill empty space with sumptuous objects ; a display of harmonious colouring and ...
Page 13
... shows his method of executing portraits ( Fig . 3 ) at this early period . In the same collection is a sketch in oil of an Old Lady in a Black Veil , con- ceived apparently with an expression of tenderness . This painting , if tra ...
... shows his method of executing portraits ( Fig . 3 ) at this early period . In the same collection is a sketch in oil of an Old Lady in a Black Veil , con- ceived apparently with an expression of tenderness . This painting , if tra ...
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... show how minutely Rubens had studied that great colourist , and how at the same time he never lost his own individuality . For his works are not merely copies , but rather faithful translations into his own language of colour and form ...
... show how minutely Rubens had studied that great colourist , and how at the same time he never lost his own individuality . For his works are not merely copies , but rather faithful translations into his own language of colour and form ...
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... shows how famous the artist had then become . Gonzaga replied , however , that he wished to keep him . He was no doubt right in adding that it was the painter's wish also to stay on in Italy . Numbers of his paintings prove how deeply ...
... shows how famous the artist had then become . Gonzaga replied , however , that he wished to keep him . He was no doubt right in adding that it was the painter's wish also to stay on in Italy . Numbers of his paintings prove how deeply ...
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... birth , he was elected a member by this Brotherhood , all of whom were of noble lineage . To show his grati- tude for so much honour , he painted this altar - piece without demanding any remuneration . He gave to it the shape of an. 28.
... birth , he was elected a member by this Brotherhood , all of whom were of noble lineage . To show his grati- tude for so much honour , he painted this altar - piece without demanding any remuneration . He gave to it the shape of an. 28.
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