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 90
... the sight of her firstborn , and where at the Reconciliation she smiles at him
through her tears . The whole work is one great thought , executed according to
the spirit of the period , and is a creation which fully illustrates the power of
Rubens ...
... the sight of her firstborn , and where at the Reconciliation she smiles at him
through her tears . The whole work is one great thought , executed according to
the spirit of the period , and is a creation which fully illustrates the power of
Rubens ...
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 ...
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A proof which , according to my modest opinion , shows that they ( the Spaniards
) , in spite of their trying to get Breda ( a fort most obstinately defended by the
Dutch ) , are thoroughly tired of the war , and would be content to lay down their ...
A proof which , according to my modest opinion , shows that they ( the Spaniards
) , in spite of their trying to get Breda ( a fort most obstinately defended by the
Dutch ) , are thoroughly tired of the war , and would be content to lay down their ...
Page 114
Two of these portraits in which , according to Spanish custom , both Philip and his
Queen Elizabeth are dressed in black later on reached St . Petersburg . The stern
gloom of Spanish pride is undeniably present in both of them . Philip , with the ...
Two of these portraits in which , according to Spanish custom , both Philip and his
Queen Elizabeth are dressed in black later on reached St . Petersburg . The stern
gloom of Spanish pride is undeniably present in both of them . Philip , with the ...
Page 122
... charming friezes adorned with putti : but we must not find fault with him ,
because these allegorical compositions are painted according to the somewhat
bombastic taste of the time . At first he only made sketches for these vast
compositions .
... charming friezes adorned with putti : but we must not find fault with him ,
because these allegorical compositions are painted according to the somewhat
bombastic taste of the time . At first he only made sketches for these vast
compositions .
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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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