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 108
... 1625 , when the Duke of Buckingham in the name of Charles I . had come over
to negotiate with the United Provinces of the Netherlands , he had seen in
Antwerp Rubens ' splendid Collection of Art , and had expressed a wish to
acquire it .
... 1625 , when the Duke of Buckingham in the name of Charles I . had come over
to negotiate with the United Provinces of the Netherlands , he had seen in
Antwerp Rubens ' splendid Collection of Art , and had expressed a wish to
acquire it .
Page 114
Philip , with the conspicuous underlip so characteristic of the Habsburgs , looks
unimportant but the features of his still youthful Queen have a peculiar charm ,
and display an expression of vague melancholy , as if she did not feel very happy
in ...
Philip , with the conspicuous underlip so characteristic of the Habsburgs , looks
unimportant but the features of his still youthful Queen have a peculiar charm ,
and display an expression of vague melancholy , as if she did not feel very happy
in ...
Page 123
At this interview he used the expression that Fig . 99 . PORTRAIT OF THE
ARTIST BY HIMSELF . ( Sketch for the picture “ Rubens and Helène Fourment in
the Garden " , in the Pinakothek at Munich ) . Drawing in the Albertina at Vienna .
At this interview he used the expression that Fig . 99 . PORTRAIT OF THE
ARTIST BY HIMSELF . ( Sketch for the picture “ Rubens and Helène Fourment in
the Garden " , in the Pinakothek at Munich ) . Drawing in the Albertina at Vienna .
Page 128
... a book in her hand , stands beside St . Anne who , seated on a stone bench , is
instructing her with loving patience . Behind the bench , Joachim leaning upon a
balustrade watches the group with an expression of affectionate tenderness .
... a book in her hand , stands beside St . Anne who , seated on a stone bench , is
instructing her with loving patience . Behind the bench , Joachim leaning upon a
balustrade watches the group with an expression of affectionate tenderness .
Page 129
An old man , hoary with age his arms uplifted , passionately implores the succour
of Heaven : and we can even discern reviving vigour in the expression of a young
woman though at the point of death . In certain groups of KNACKFUSS ...
An old man , hoary with age his arms uplifted , passionately implores the succour
of Heaven : and we can even discern reviving vigour in the expression of a young
woman though at the point of death . In certain groups of KNACKFUSS ...
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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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