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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... and many of the 17th century buildings in Antwerp show this influence in their
elaborate architecture . The stately façade of the Jesuit Church built between
1611 – 1621 was certainly inspired by him . It was natural that many pupils
should ...
... and many of the 17th century buildings in Antwerp show this influence in their
elaborate architecture . The stately façade of the Jesuit Church built between
1611 – 1621 was certainly inspired by him . It was natural that many pupils
should ...
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His most celebrated work of this nature , also in the Pinakothek , is the Battle of
the Amazons ; the exact date of the execution of which work can be fixed by the
circumstance that Rubens in 1622 wrote to a friend , that Lucas Vostermann had
in ...
His most celebrated work of this nature , also in the Pinakothek , is the Battle of
the Amazons ; the exact date of the execution of which work can be fixed by the
circumstance that Rubens in 1622 wrote to a friend , that Lucas Vostermann had
in ...
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In this instance this Prince of colour abjured his natural taste , and avoiding all
colour composed the entire picture in a sombre brown tone . Delighting as he did
in loveliness of form , he chose here to lay the utmost stress upon the expression
...
In this instance this Prince of colour abjured his natural taste , and avoiding all
colour composed the entire picture in a sombre brown tone . Delighting as he did
in loveliness of form , he chose here to lay the utmost stress upon the expression
...
Page 72
In this picture , known by the name of Coup de lance , it is remarkable how all
rules of perspective are ignored , and how little the natural dimensions of the
respective figures to each other are observed : but it would show a want of artistic
taste ...
In this picture , known by the name of Coup de lance , it is remarkable how all
rules of perspective are ignored , and how little the natural dimensions of the
respective figures to each other are observed : but it would show a want of artistic
taste ...
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whilst still another , and perhaps the most impressive of all , is the Crucifixion in
the Antwerp Museum ; in which Christ hangs high on the Cross , alone and
forsaken , with only silent nature around him . The vividly white body of the dead
...
whilst still another , and perhaps the most impressive of all , is the Crucifixion in
the Antwerp Museum ; in which Christ hangs high on the Cross , alone and
forsaken , with only silent nature around him . The vividly white body of the dead
...
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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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