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 12
... arms of God the Father above whom hovers the Holy Spirit . It must be admitted , that this picture taken as a whole , is neithe satisfactory nor beautiful , but it certainly shows an original masterhand , an overwhelming and exuberant ...
... arms of God the Father above whom hovers the Holy Spirit . It must be admitted , that this picture taken as a whole , is neithe satisfactory nor beautiful , but it certainly shows an original masterhand , an overwhelming and exuberant ...
Page 22
... arms of Venus in answer to the Call of the Furies . Among the pictures in Germany belonging to Rubens ' Italian period , mention must be made of a very fine St. Sebastian in the Berlin Museum and an Inebriated Hercules in the Gallery at ...
... arms of Venus in answer to the Call of the Furies . Among the pictures in Germany belonging to Rubens ' Italian period , mention must be made of a very fine St. Sebastian in the Berlin Museum and an Inebriated Hercules in the Gallery at ...
Page 45
... arm is supported by Mary Magdalen , -the favourite female Saint of the painter , -whilst in the foreground kneel the other Maries Fig . 36. HEAD OF A CHILD ( Rubens ' eldest daughter ) . In the Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna . After a ...
... arm is supported by Mary Magdalen , -the favourite female Saint of the painter , -whilst in the foreground kneel the other Maries Fig . 36. HEAD OF A CHILD ( Rubens ' eldest daughter ) . In the Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna . After a ...
Page 47
... Pinakothek at Munich ( Fig . 33 ) . In 1614 his eldest son was born . He was named after the Archduke Albrecht , who stood sponsor for him . In spite of the coat of arms at the back of the composition , we may recognise in the. 47.
... Pinakothek at Munich ( Fig . 33 ) . In 1614 his eldest son was born . He was named after the Archduke Albrecht , who stood sponsor for him . In spite of the coat of arms at the back of the composition , we may recognise in the. 47.
Page 70
... arm , whilst her left rests on the little St. John . Before her kneels the Prodigal Son ; beside whom Mary Magdalene gazes up at the Infant Christ with pious fervour , her beautiful hands crosssed on her bosom ; and near her is King ...
... arm , whilst her left rests on the little St. John . Before her kneels the Prodigal Son ; beside whom Mary Magdalene gazes up at the Infant Christ with pious fervour , her beautiful hands crosssed on her bosom ; and near her is King ...
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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 University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 21 Nov 2008 |
| Length | 168 pages |
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