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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It is said that he painted the two last scenes for this Medici Gallery entirely with
his own hands , and frequently in the presence of the Queen herself , who
seemed to take a delight in watching this celebrated man at work , and who was
greatly ...
It is said that he painted the two last scenes for this Medici Gallery entirely with
his own hands , and frequently in the presence of the Queen herself , who
seemed to take a delight in watching this celebrated man at work , and who was
greatly ...
Page 87
An entirely realistic compo- sition , such as perhaps would be approved now ,
would in those days have been rejected as cold , dull , and devoid of taste . The
simple facts of the Life of Maria de Medici , down to the day of her reconciliation
with ...
An entirely realistic compo- sition , such as perhaps would be approved now ,
would in those days have been rejected as cold , dull , and devoid of taste . The
simple facts of the Life of Maria de Medici , down to the day of her reconciliation
with ...
Page 104
... understanding and the good terms which had always existed between England
and the Infanta ought not suffer from this , since there exist no questions of
variance between them . During the following years we find Rubens entirely
wrapt up ...
... understanding and the good terms which had always existed between England
and the Infanta ought not suffer from this , since there exist no questions of
variance between them . During the following years we find Rubens entirely
wrapt up ...
Page 106
... two pictures himself , putting into them the whole - souled devotion that he
cherished for his beloved ones and all the artistic enthusiasm that he was
capable of . It would even m appear that he executed with his own hands entirely
this 106.
... two pictures himself , putting into them the whole - souled devotion that he
cherished for his beloved ones and all the artistic enthusiasm that he was
capable of . It would even m appear that he executed with his own hands entirely
this 106.
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appear that he executed with his own hands entirely this portrait - group of his
two boys twice over , since two copies exist . If the one at the Liechtenstein
Gallery shows a special charm through its careful execution , the other at
Dresden seems ...
appear that he executed with his own hands entirely this portrait - group of his
two boys twice over , since two copies exist . If the one at the Liechtenstein
Gallery shows a special charm through its careful execution , the other at
Dresden seems ...
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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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