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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 .
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 .
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The Archbishop is represented here on his knees before a throne , which occupies the centre of the picture , and from which Mary , with an expression of extreme benignity , extends to him the miraculous garment . Virgin.
The Archbishop is represented here on his knees before a throne , which occupies the centre of the picture , and from which Mary , with an expression of extreme benignity , extends to him the miraculous garment . Virgin.
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about to cover her beloved Son , her beautiful face expressing the deepest grief looks up to heaven . On one of the wings is represented the Virgin and Child ; on the other St. John , his eyes raised heavenwards in deep devotion .
about to cover her beloved Son , her beautiful face expressing the deepest grief looks up to heaven . On one of the wings is represented the Virgin and Child ; on the other St. John , his eyes raised heavenwards in deep devotion .
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Delighting as he did in loveliness of form , he chose here to lay the utmost stress upon the 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 ...
Delighting as he did in loveliness of form , he chose here to lay the utmost stress upon the 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 ...
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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 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 ) .
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| Title | Rubens Added t.-p.: Monographs on artists ... IX 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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