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 44
The magnificent garland of fruit which they bear was probably executed by Jan Breughel , one of his most loyal friends . A similar idea is to be found in a delightful sketch in the Hermitage Collection , known as the Statue of Ceres .
The magnificent garland of fruit which they bear was probably executed by Jan Breughel , one of his most loyal friends . A similar idea is to be found in a delightful sketch in the Hermitage Collection , known as the Statue of Ceres .
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... and , throughout the whole of his artistic career , he remained so true to himself , that it is very difficult — almost impossible in fact - , with most of his works , to fix even approximately the period of their execution .
... and , throughout the whole of his artistic career , he remained so true to himself , that it is very difficult — almost impossible in fact - , with most of his works , to fix even approximately the period of their execution .
Page 48
An ever increasing number of commissions compelled the master to avail himself of the help of his pupils in executing his pictures , especially in large compositions and replicas : but he himself always put in the final touches ...
An ever increasing number of commissions compelled the master to avail himself of the help of his pupils in executing his pictures , especially in large compositions and replicas : but he himself always put in the final touches ...
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The order executed for the Prince Palatine was necessarily simpler in its conception than the above composition , because the Ascent to Heaven and the Descent to Hell are united in one composition . The Pinakothek at Munich possesses ...
The order executed for the Prince Palatine was necessarily simpler in its conception than the above composition , because the Ascent to Heaven and the Descent to Hell are united in one composition . The Pinakothek at Munich possesses ...
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The famous picture in the Antwerp Museum known under the name of Le Christ sur la Paille , which has the special merit of being painted entirely by himself , is one of the religious pictures executed by him at that time .
The famous picture in the Antwerp Museum known under the name of Le Christ sur la Paille , which has the special merit of being painted entirely by himself , is one of the religious pictures executed by him at that time .
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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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