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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In this instance this Prince of colour abjured his natural taste , and avoiding all colour composed the entire picture in a sombre brown tone . Delighting as he did in loveliness of form , he chose here to lay the utmost stress upon the ...
In this instance this Prince of colour abjured his natural taste , and avoiding all colour composed the entire picture in a sombre brown tone . Delighting as he did in loveliness of form , he chose here to lay the utmost stress upon the ...
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idea of the grandeur of the interior of this Jesuit church , the gilded marble decoration of which formed .so exquisite a frame for Rubens ' paintings , resplendent in glowing colour . The Imperial Picture - Gallery at Vienna possesses ...
idea of the grandeur of the interior of this Jesuit church , the gilded marble decoration of which formed .so exquisite a frame for Rubens ' paintings , resplendent in glowing colour . The Imperial Picture - Gallery at Vienna possesses ...
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... now in the Hermitage at St. Petersburg : and , in spite of the fact that it has been only grounded and has remained unfinished , it nevertheless clearly shows the charm that this great master of colour could attain when he exchanged ...
... now in the Hermitage at St. Petersburg : and , in spite of the fact that it has been only grounded and has remained unfinished , it nevertheless clearly shows the charm that this great master of colour could attain when he exchanged ...
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... its fascinating charm of glowing colour . The most productive and brilliant period of the artist's career was perhaps , between the years 1620 and 1625 ; for , notwithstanding the pressure of work , which those two vast undertakings ...
... its fascinating charm of glowing colour . The most productive and brilliant period of the artist's career was perhaps , between the years 1620 and 1625 ; for , notwithstanding the pressure of work , which those two vast undertakings ...
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Thus in the Louvre we find a representation of the Scythian Queen , Tomyris , ordering the head of Cyrus to be dipped in blood : a painting , the rich colours of which Fig . 80. PORTRAIT OF A MAN . In the Dresden Gallery .
Thus in the Louvre we find a representation of the Scythian Queen , Tomyris , ordering the head of Cyrus to be dipped in blood : a painting , the rich colours of which Fig . 80. PORTRAIT OF A MAN . In the Dresden Gallery .
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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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