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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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... a large painting , brilliant in colour , which , however , did not long remain in the position intended for it ; for in 1612 it was presented by the municipality to Count Oliva , in order to obtain his favour , who took it with him ...
... a large painting , brilliant in colour , which , however , did not long remain in the position intended for it ; for in 1612 it was presented by the municipality to Count Oliva , in order to obtain his favour , who took it with him ...
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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 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.
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The picture gives us an impression of joy and festivity due to the beautiful harmony of its colour . The key - note is the King in the centre , clad in a magnificent red mantle , which forms a contrast with the blue garment of the ...
The picture gives us an impression of joy and festivity due to the beautiful harmony of its colour . The key - note is the King in the centre , clad in a magnificent red mantle , which forms a contrast with the blue garment of the ...
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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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