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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Thou will'st not the death of a sinner , but rather that he should be converted and
live . Pour into the hearts of these noble gentlemen , whom we have so deeply
offended , the spirit of thy mercy , that we may soon be delivered from all these ...
Thou will'st not the death of a sinner , but rather that he should be converted and
live . Pour into the hearts of these noble gentlemen , whom we have so deeply
offended , the spirit of thy mercy , that we may soon be delivered from all these ...
Page 9
He also asked to be allowed to live in a town nearer his own country , so that he
might be enabled to make a respectable living for his wife and children . His
request was granted on condition ; that he should present himself before the ...
He also asked to be allowed to live in a town nearer his own country , so that he
might be enabled to make a respectable living for his wife and children . His
request was granted on condition ; that he should present himself before the ...
Page 38
On the other , the following from the same poet : “ Pray that in your healthy body
may live a healthy mind ; And that your heart may neither flinch from death Nor be
given over to passion and desire . " Contemporary artists have often depicted ...
On the other , the following from the same poet : “ Pray that in your healthy body
may live a healthy mind ; And that your heart may neither flinch from death Nor be
given over to passion and desire . " Contemporary artists have often depicted ...
Page 100
With the year 1625 a period of rich activity throughout which the master was able
to live for his art alone comes to a close ; and a time in his life commences ,
during which , according to his own expression , he had to keep one foot
continually ...
With the year 1625 a period of rich activity throughout which the master was able
to live for his art alone comes to a close ; and a time in his life commences ,
during which , according to his own expression , he had to keep one foot
continually ...
Page 107
The whole attention of the younger boy is concentrated on his plaything , a
chained goldfinch . This group is one of the greatest master - pieces in the art of
portraiture . The two boys literary live before us , and the artistic charm of the
colour ...
The whole attention of the younger boy is concentrated on his plaything , a
chained goldfinch . This group is one of the greatest master - pieces in the art of
portraiture . The two boys literary live before us , and the artistic charm of the
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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