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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Lypogravare Handstang womanly charm in close contrast . In the Gallery at Cassel there is a splendid subject with a half - figure of Meleager presenting the bristling head of the Calydonian boar to the beautiful huntress , whilst Envy ...
Lypogravare Handstang womanly charm in close contrast . In the Gallery at Cassel there is a splendid subject with a half - figure of Meleager presenting the bristling head of the Calydonian boar to the beautiful huntress , whilst Envy ...
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If the Gods and Goddesses appear occasionally too much like overdressed theatrical personages , they invariably delight the spectator with the charm of their healthy vitality . Splendid personifications of Rubens ' ideal of female ...
If the Gods and Goddesses appear occasionally too much like overdressed theatrical personages , they invariably delight the spectator with the charm of their healthy vitality . Splendid personifications of Rubens ' ideal of female ...
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The face is here idealized to harmonize with the helmet of the goddess : - although otherwise the Queen always appears in her own likeness ; - full of youthful charm in the scenes from her early life Fig . 72.
The face is here idealized to harmonize with the helmet of the goddess : - although otherwise the Queen always appears in her own likeness ; - full of youthful charm in the scenes from her early life Fig . 72.
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... in spite of the fact that it has been only grounded and has remained unfinished , it nevertheless clearly shows the charm that this great master of colour could attain when he exchanged the pen for the brush ( Fig .
... in spite of the fact that it has been only grounded and has remained unfinished , it nevertheless clearly shows the charm that this great master of colour could attain when he exchanged the pen for the brush ( Fig .
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... unsur- passed in its fascinating charm of glowing colour . 3 The most productive and brilliant period of the artist's career was per- haps , between the years 1620 and 1625 ; for , notwithstanding the pressure of work , which those ...
... unsur- passed in its fascinating charm of glowing colour . 3 The most productive and brilliant period of the artist's career was per- haps , between the years 1620 and 1625 ; for , notwithstanding the pressure of work , which those ...
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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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