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 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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af tangt was so fully developed , 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 .
af tangt was so fully developed , 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 .
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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 ; thus
giving them ...
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 ; thus
giving them ...
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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 not ...
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 not ...
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Hermann Knackfuss. 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 .
Hermann Knackfuss. 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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