RubensVelhagen & Klasing, 1904 - 168 pages This 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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Page 34
... powerful picture is the Descent from the Cross , which the master painted two years later as a pendant to the Elevation and which is likewise in the transept of the Antwerp Cathedral . It was commissioned in 1611 by the Rifle - corps ...
... powerful picture is the Descent from the Cross , which the master painted two years later as a pendant to the Elevation and which is likewise in the transept of the Antwerp Cathedral . It was commissioned in 1611 by the Rifle - corps ...
Page 48
... himself always put in the final touches ; thus giving them the stamp of his genius . The pupils entered into the ideas of their masters as far as their respective abilities allowed . Fig . 41 . His powerful influence acted , not. 48.
... himself always put in the final touches ; thus giving them the stamp of his genius . The pupils entered into the ideas of their masters as far as their respective abilities allowed . Fig . 41 . His powerful influence acted , not. 48.
Page 50
Hermann Knackfuss. Fig . 41 . His powerful influence acted , not only on young art - students desirous of learning from him , but also on contemporary workers : and even on his former teachers . He often worked on the same canvas with ...
Hermann Knackfuss. Fig . 41 . His powerful influence acted , not only on young art - students desirous of learning from him , but also on contemporary workers : and even on his former teachers . He often worked on the same canvas with ...
Page 64
... powerful effects . Of all the compositions however dealing with this same subject , the one at Malines is perhaps the most fascinating and executed with the most loving care . We are told that Rubens himself always spoke of this work ...
... powerful effects . Of all the compositions however dealing with this same subject , the one at Malines is perhaps the most fascinating and executed with the most loving care . We are told that Rubens himself always spoke of this work ...
Page 66
... powerful episodes , each filled with numerous life - size figures . In the first of these Decius Mus , standing on an elevated plat - form , relates his Dream to his soldiers : in which he had been shown that the Victory would be given ...
... powerful episodes , each filled with numerous life - size figures . In the first of these Decius Mus , standing on an elevated plat - form , relates his Dream to his soldiers : in which he had been shown that the Victory would be given ...
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