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 71
The expression of the head of Christ , the Personification of Benevolence and Mercy , as well as those of Mary Magdalene , the Penitent Thief , St. Peter , and King David , are wonderful in the realism of their expression ( Fig . 54 ) .
The expression of the head of Christ , the Personification of Benevolence and Mercy , as well as those of Mary Magdalene , the Penitent Thief , St. Peter , and King David , are wonderful in the realism of their expression ( Fig . 54 ) .
Page 95
... since they only convey the expression worn during the time of the sitting , and do not penetrate into the inner life of the sitter : in fact that they are lacking in the very thing which would alone make them great works of art .
... since they only convey the expression worn during the time of the sitting , and do not penetrate into the inner life of the sitter : in fact that they are lacking in the very thing which would alone make them great works of art .
Page 99
This group similarly arranged but with a different expression appears again , as Latona with her twins Apollo and Diana fleeing from the jealous wrath of Juno , by magic art transforming into frogs , the Fig . 81. PORTRAIT OF A LADY .
This group similarly arranged but with a different expression appears again , as Latona with her twins Apollo and Diana fleeing from the jealous wrath of Juno , by magic art transforming into frogs , the Fig . 81. PORTRAIT OF A LADY .
Page 100
With the year 1625 a period of rich activity throughout which the master was able to live for his art alone comes to a close ; and a time in his life commences , during which , according to his own expression , he had to keep one foot ...
With the year 1625 a period of rich activity throughout which the master was able to live for his art alone comes to a close ; and a time in his life commences , during which , according to his own expression , he had to keep one foot ...
Page 104
After his departure from France and during the rupture between England and Spain , Rubens frequently wrote to Gerbier greatly deploring the circumstances and expressing his longing to restore the golden period which had gone by .
After his departure from France and during the rupture between England and Spain , Rubens frequently wrote to Gerbier greatly deploring the circumstances and expressing his longing to restore the golden period which had gone by .
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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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