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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... which was painted for Prince Chigi , may be , according to the description
given of it , identified with the fine picture now in the Hermitage at St . Petersburg ,
sometimes designated as the Tiber , sometimes , — on account of the tiger
depicted ...
... which was painted for Prince Chigi , may be , according to the description
given of it , identified with the fine picture now in the Hermitage at St . Petersburg ,
sometimes designated as the Tiber , sometimes , — on account of the tiger
depicted ...
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Contemporary artists have often depicted Rubens ' establishment . Even Van
Dyck did not think it unworthy of his genius to illustrate his masters dining room ;
a painting now in the Museum at Stockholm . The master ' s endeavour to
introduce ...
Contemporary artists have often depicted Rubens ' establishment . Even Van
Dyck did not think it unworthy of his genius to illustrate his masters dining room ;
a painting now in the Museum at Stockholm . The master ' s endeavour to
introduce ...
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30 and 31 ) ; depicting their boisterous ways and inebriatedly amorous gambols
with great gusto . At one time he paints them accompanied by voluptuous naiads
, at another by graceful and timid nymphs ; whilst sometimes , for the sake of ...
30 and 31 ) ; depicting their boisterous ways and inebriatedly amorous gambols
with great gusto . At one time he paints them accompanied by voluptuous naiads
, at another by graceful and timid nymphs ; whilst sometimes , for the sake of ...
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The third , perhaps the most powerful and impressive of the series , depicts the
solemn consecration of the hero , which takes place beneath the shade of some
splendid beeches . In the fourth act of the Drama , Decius discarding his shield ...
The third , perhaps the most powerful and impressive of the series , depicts the
solemn consecration of the hero , which takes place beneath the shade of some
splendid beeches . In the fourth act of the Drama , Decius discarding his shield ...
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... representing the Conversion of St . Paul , executed probably about the same
time ; i . e . shortly before 1618 . Here also a sudden catastrophe , against which
no resistance seems to be possible is depicted with the utmost vigour . A sudden
...
... representing the Conversion of St . Paul , executed probably about the same
time ; i . e . shortly before 1618 . Here also a sudden catastrophe , against which
no resistance seems to be possible is depicted with the utmost vigour . A sudden
...
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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 | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 24 Apr 2008 |
| Length | 168 pages |
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