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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He first went to Venice where the works of the masters of glowing colour no doubt
specially attracted him . Through the medium of a Mantuan nobleman , whose
acquaintance he made in Venice he was invited to the court of Mantua during
that ...
He first went to Venice where the works of the masters of glowing colour no doubt
specially attracted him . Through the medium of a Mantuan nobleman , whose
acquaintance he made in Venice he was invited to the court of Mantua during
that ...
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For his works are not merely copies , but rather faithful translations into his own
language of colour and form ; especially the Dresden picture , where one may
even detect in the fair Venetian something of his own Flemish ideals of beauty .
For his works are not merely copies , but rather faithful translations into his own
language of colour and form ; especially the Dresden picture , where one may
even detect in the fair Venetian something of his own Flemish ideals of beauty .
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Rubens received his first important commission from the town of Antwerp : and
painted for the Guildhall of that city the Adoration of the Magi , a large painting ,
brilliant in colour , which , however , did not long remain in the position intended
for ...
Rubens received his first important commission from the town of Antwerp : and
painted for the Guildhall of that city the Adoration of the Magi , a large painting ,
brilliant in colour , which , however , did not long remain in the position intended
for ...
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The wide perspective , the fine horse , the shining armour of the hero , the
graceful figure of the girl , and the delicious infant heads , together form an
admirable poem , quite unique in harmony of colour ( Fig . 23 ) . Fig . 33 . THE
BETRAYAL OF ...
The wide perspective , the fine horse , the shining armour of the hero , the
graceful figure of the girl , and the delicious infant heads , together form an
admirable poem , quite unique in harmony of colour ( Fig . 23 ) . Fig . 33 . THE
BETRAYAL OF ...
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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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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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