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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Page 47
At one time he paints them accompanied by voluptuous naiads , at another by
graceful and timid nymphs ; whilst sometimes , for the sake of contrast , he
introduces into the composition even the chaste Diana herselt ( Fig . 32 ) . He
deals ...
At one time he paints them accompanied by voluptuous naiads , at another by
graceful and timid nymphs ; whilst sometimes , for the sake of contrast , he
introduces into the composition even the chaste Diana herselt ( Fig . 32 ) . He
deals ...
Page 56
... 8 feet by 12 , for 600 florins ; Leopards ( painted from life ) with Satyrs and
Nymphs , -- also an original by himself , - except the beautiful landscape , which
was executed " by a master much skilled in that line " , 9 feet by 11 , for 6oo florins
.
... 8 feet by 12 , for 600 florins ; Leopards ( painted from life ) with Satyrs and
Nymphs , -- also an original by himself , - except the beautiful landscape , which
was executed " by a master much skilled in that line " , 9 feet by 11 , for 6oo florins
.
Page 72
In this painting also , which is , however , far inferior to the Daughters of Cecrops ,
we may notice again the fair features of the Magdalen , though this time
representing a nymph hiding in the water : the most attractive figure in this ...
In this painting also , which is , however , far inferior to the Daughters of Cecrops ,
we may notice again the fair features of the Magdalen , though this time
representing a nymph hiding in the water : the most attractive figure in this ...
Page 88
After a photograph from the original by Franz Hanfstäng ) , Munich . ( To page 89.
) the young Princess ' life and the Nymphs , who accompany the ship , which
bears her as a Royal bride to France . The picture of the Arrival in France , — if
we ...
After a photograph from the original by Franz Hanfstäng ) , Munich . ( To page 89.
) the young Princess ' life and the Nymphs , who accompany the ship , which
bears her as a Royal bride to France . The picture of the Arrival in France , — if
we ...
Page 97
Thus most of the artist's Mythological subjects : — Judgments of Paris , Rapes of
Helen , or of Nymphs , representations of the Three Graces , of Venus , of Diana ,
and of Satyrs , & c . — appear to belong to this period . Fig . 79. PORTRAIT OF A
...
Thus most of the artist's Mythological subjects : — Judgments of Paris , Rapes of
Helen , or of Nymphs , representations of the Three Graces , of Venus , of Diana ,
and of Satyrs , & c . — appear to belong to this period . Fig . 79. PORTRAIT OF A
...
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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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