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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make great difficulty in this matter , as indeed I have not done . How could I ever
be so cruel as , to add to your great distress and tribulation . On the contrary I feel
as if I could even give my own hearts - blood to help you . Should I be like that ...
make great difficulty in this matter , as indeed I have not done . How could I ever
be so cruel as , to add to your great distress and tribulation . On the contrary I feel
as if I could even give my own hearts - blood to help you . Should I be like that ...
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I hope and trust in God , that he may punish us more leniently , and that he may
still give us both joy after all this grief . For this I beseech him from the bottom of
my heart , recommending you to the Almighty , that he may strengthen and
comfort ...
I hope and trust in God , that he may punish us more leniently , and that he may
still give us both joy after all this grief . For this I beseech him from the bottom of
my heart , recommending you to the Almighty , that he may strengthen and
comfort ...
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Mythology always seemed to give him new ideas : and he enjoyed representing
wild scenes , such as the Abduction of Orithyia by Boreas , the North - Wind , now
in the Academy of Vienna , or the Rape of the Daughters of Leucippos by Castor
...
Mythology always seemed to give him new ideas : and he enjoyed representing
wild scenes , such as the Abduction of Orithyia by Boreas , the North - Wind , now
in the Academy of Vienna , or the Rape of the Daughters of Leucippos by Castor
...
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... the most fascinating and executed with the most loving care . We are told that
Rubens himself always spoke of this work with great satisfaction . The picture
gives us an impression of joy and festivity due to the beautiful harmony of its
colour .
... the most fascinating and executed with the most loving care . We are told that
Rubens himself always spoke of this work with great satisfaction . The picture
gives us an impression of joy and festivity due to the beautiful harmony of its
colour .
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... for he thoroughly understood how to represent splendour and magnificence ,
though at the same time his genius never allowed itself to be lost in confused
exaggeration . Several sketches , imperfect though they be , still give us an Fig .
62 .
... for he thoroughly understood how to represent splendour and magnificence ,
though at the same time his genius never allowed itself to be lost in confused
exaggeration . Several sketches , imperfect though they be , still give us an Fig .
62 .
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