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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Page 71
The expression of the head of Christ , the Personification of Benevolence and
Mercy , as well as those of Mary Magdalene , the Penitent Thief , St . Peter , and
King David , are wonderful in the realism of their expression ( Fig . 54 ) . The Four
...
The expression of the head of Christ , the Personification of Benevolence and
Mercy , as well as those of Mary Magdalene , the Penitent Thief , St . Peter , and
King David , are wonderful in the realism of their expression ( Fig . 54 ) . The Four
...
Page 86
... The Birth of Louis XIII . ; 9 ) Henry IV . starts for the War in Germany : 10 ) Maria
de Medici receives the Crown of France ; 11 ) The Apotheosis of the murdered
King ; 12 ) The Queen ' s Reign ; 13 ) Her Military Campaigns at Pont de Cć ( Fig .
... The Birth of Louis XIII . ; 9 ) Henry IV . starts for the War in Germany : 10 ) Maria
de Medici receives the Crown of France ; 11 ) The Apotheosis of the murdered
King ; 12 ) The Queen ' s Reign ; 13 ) Her Military Campaigns at Pont de Cć ( Fig .
Page 88
The Marriage of Maria de Medicis by Proxy : — the old Archduke Ferdinand , as
representative of the King of France stood with her before the Altar : – is still more
like a picture drawn from actral fact . From an artistic point of view , it would not ...
The Marriage of Maria de Medicis by Proxy : — the old Archduke Ferdinand , as
representative of the King of France stood with her before the Altar : – is still more
like a picture drawn from actral fact . From an artistic point of view , it would not ...
Page 90
It is true that a great many of these allegories are conceived rather superficially ;
but there are traits which unquestionably testify power of observation and deep
sentiment : as , for instance , where the King examines for the first time the portrait
...
It is true that a great many of these allegories are conceived rather superficially ;
but there are traits which unquestionably testify power of observation and deep
sentiment : as , for instance , where the King examines for the first time the portrait
...
Page 94
... lady , a member of the Boonen family , who fascinates the spectator by her dark
mysterious eyes ( Fig . 85 ) . There is also the. 94 Philip IV , King of Spain In the
Heraul' agus a.
... lady , a member of the Boonen family , who fascinates the spectator by her dark
mysterious eyes ( Fig . 85 ) . There is also the. 94 Philip IV , King of Spain In the
Heraul' agus a.
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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 New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 24 Apr 2008 |
| Length | 168 pages |
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