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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The idea of Christ being thus carried is the binding link in all four representations
: and the one main thought that runs through the whole altar - piece : First , as the
Incarnate Son of God in the Visitation ; again , in the Presentation in the Temple ...
The idea of Christ being thus carried is the binding link in all four representations
: and the one main thought that runs through the whole altar - piece : First , as the
Incarnate Son of God in the Visitation ; again , in the Presentation in the Temple ...
Page 42
... Cupids in a great variety of attitudes ( Fig . 24 ) . They are probably sketches for
the charming picture painted at this period : Mary with the Infant Christ
surrounded by playful Cherubs ( Fig . 25 ) ; originally no doubt an altar - piece ,
but now in ...
... Cupids in a great variety of attitudes ( Fig . 24 ) . They are probably sketches for
the charming picture painted at this period : Mary with the Infant Christ
surrounded by playful Cherubs ( Fig . 25 ) ; originally no doubt an altar - piece ,
but now in ...
Page 54
The stern words of judgment , which divide the Just from the Unjust have already
been spoken . In the one picture we may see the Redeemed ascending to
heaven like Fig . 45 . Pietà . ( Sketch for the altar - piece in the Museum at
Antwerp . ) ...
The stern words of judgment , which divide the Just from the Unjust have already
been spoken . In the one picture we may see the Redeemed ascending to
heaven like Fig . 45 . Pietà . ( Sketch for the altar - piece in the Museum at
Antwerp . ) ...
Page 62
( To page 70 . ) were also executed for churches at Malines . For the church of St .
John in that city , he was commissioned towards the end of 1616 to paint an Altar
- piece representing the Adoration of the Magi . It was a composition 1 which he ...
( To page 70 . ) were also executed for churches at Malines . For the church of St .
John in that city , he was commissioned towards the end of 1616 to paint an Altar
- piece representing the Adoration of the Magi . It was a composition 1 which he ...
Page 64
... of this altar - piece , which is still in situ , are scenes from the lives of the two SS
. ... This is a most impressively realistic piece of work , and we can quite
understand why Rubens , in the list made for Sir Dudley Carleton , stated of a
similar ...
... of this altar - piece , which is still in situ , are scenes from the lives of the two SS
. ... This is a most impressively realistic piece of work , and we can quite
understand why Rubens , in the list made for Sir Dudley Carleton , stated of a
similar ...
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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 | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 3 Mar 2009 |
| Length | 168 pages |
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