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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In the same collection is a sketch in oil of an Old Lady in a Black Veil , conceived
apparently with an expression of tenderness . This painting , if tradition is to be
believed , represents his mother ( Fig . 1 ) and we may therefore conclude that it ...
In the same collection is a sketch in oil of an Old Lady in a Black Veil , conceived
apparently with an expression of tenderness . This painting , if tradition is to be
believed , represents his mother ( Fig . 1 ) and we may therefore conclude that it ...
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On other occasions Rubens treated his subject even more freely ; as for instance
in his Triumph of Julius Caesar in the National Gallery : a sketch intended to be a
free interpretation of a portion of the fine cartoons by Andrea Mantegna , now at ...
On other occasions Rubens treated his subject even more freely ; as for instance
in his Triumph of Julius Caesar in the National Gallery : a sketch intended to be a
free interpretation of a portion of the fine cartoons by Andrea Mantegna , now at ...
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Side by side with these vigorous drawings , we should also mention the noble
sketch of an old man with a beard , which probably served as a model for some
holy bishop and well illustrates the method employed by the young Rubens in .
his ...
Side by side with these vigorous drawings , we should also mention the noble
sketch of an old man with a beard , which probably served as a model for some
holy bishop and well illustrates the method employed by the young Rubens in .
his ...
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... Cupids in a great variety of attitudes ( Fig . 24 ) . They are probably sketches for
the charming picture painted at this period : Mary with the Infant Christ
surrounded by playful Cherubs ( Fig . 25 ) ; originally no doubt an altar - piece ,
but now in ...
... Cupids in a great variety of attitudes ( Fig . 24 ) . They are probably sketches for
the charming picture painted at this period : Mary with the Infant Christ
surrounded by playful Cherubs ( Fig . 25 ) ; originally no doubt an altar - piece ,
but now in ...
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A similar idea is to be found in a delightful sketch in the Hermitage Collection ,
known as the Statue of Ceres . Here exquisite baby - figures crowd around a
niche containing a figure of the goddess and adorn it with garlands of fruit ( Fig .
27 ) .
A similar idea is to be found in a delightful sketch in the Hermitage Collection ,
known as the Statue of Ceres . Here exquisite baby - figures crowd around a
niche containing a figure of the goddess and adorn it with garlands of fruit ( Fig .
27 ) .
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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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