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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about to cover her beloved Son , her beautiful face expressing the deepest grief looks up to heaven . On one of the wings is represented the Virgin and Child ; on the other St. John , his eyes raised heavenwards in deep devotion .
about to cover her beloved Son , her beautiful face expressing the deepest grief looks up to heaven . On one of the wings is represented the Virgin and Child ; on the other St. John , his eyes raised heavenwards in deep devotion .
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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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The rays of a beautiful sunset suggest the idea that , like the hero's life , the summer day is drawing to a close . The fifth composition shows the catastrophe : Decius pierced by the Latins falls from his horse upon a heap of wounded ...
The rays of a beautiful sunset suggest the idea that , like the hero's life , the summer day is drawing to a close . The fifth composition shows the catastrophe : Decius pierced by the Latins falls from his horse upon a heap of wounded ...
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Before her kneels the Prodigal Son ; beside whom Mary Magdalene gazes up at the Infant Christ with pious fervour , her beautiful hands crosssed on her bosom ; and near her is King David , no less remarkable for his expressive ...
Before her kneels the Prodigal Son ; beside whom Mary Magdalene gazes up at the Infant Christ with pious fervour , her beautiful hands crosssed on her bosom ; and near her is King David , no less remarkable for his expressive ...
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... for him to make life - size studies from them , for the SeaNymphs , which “ were to accompany the ship in the picture of the Arrival of the Queen of France ” . “ It was not easy for him to find so beautiful a black , ” — he adds ...
... for him to make life - size studies from them , for the SeaNymphs , which “ were to accompany the ship in the picture of the Arrival of the Queen of France ” . “ It was not easy for him to find so beautiful a black , ” — he adds ...
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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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