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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Hermann Knackfuss. magnificently executed paintings in oil . He purposely
facilitated the work of the weaver by designing the compositions reversed , in so
much that figures carry their weapons in their left hands and their shields in their
right .
Hermann Knackfuss. magnificently executed paintings in oil . He purposely
facilitated the work of the weaver by designing the compositions reversed , in so
much that figures carry their weapons in their left hands and their shields in their
right .
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But I shall have to travel in the society of my own lonely self , and with no
company but my own sad thoughts . " There is in the Hermitage at St . Petersburg
a magnificent life - size portrait of Isabella Brant painted during the last years of
her life .
But I shall have to travel in the society of my own lonely self , and with no
company but my own sad thoughts . " There is in the Hermitage at St . Petersburg
a magnificent life - size portrait of Isabella Brant painted during the last years of
her life .
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The Flemish master soon received commissions from Charles I . He painted for
him a St . George , giving to the Saint the features of His Majesty ; and also
designed a magnificent dish to be executed in silver representing the Birth of
Venus .
The Flemish master soon received commissions from Charles I . He painted for
him a St . George , giving to the Saint the features of His Majesty ; and also
designed a magnificent dish to be executed in silver representing the Birth of
Venus .
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Her youthful charms and graceful mien are displayed to us in a magnificent
portrait now in the Pinakothek at Munich by the hand of the happy bridegroom (
Fig . 98 ) . From this time it seems as if the master never wearied of painting his
young ...
Her youthful charms and graceful mien are displayed to us in a magnificent
portrait now in the Pinakothek at Munich by the hand of the happy bridegroom (
Fig . 98 ) . From this time it seems as if the master never wearied of painting his
young ...
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109 ) , and the magnificent one of himself in the Imperial Gallery at Vienna ,
which probably dates from about 1635 . To these may be added moreover , as
belonging to the same period , a series of landscapes , realistic in conception ,
but ...
109 ) , and the magnificent one of himself in the Imperial Gallery at Vienna ,
which probably dates from about 1635 . To these may be added moreover , as
belonging to the same period , a series of landscapes , realistic in conception ,
but ...
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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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