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 true that the figure of Andromeda is here perhaps less attractive ; but on the
other hand , the cupids , especially those laying around the white horse are more
fascinating . In the spacious landscape overhung by. The Resurrection of the ...
It is true that the figure of Andromeda is here perhaps less attractive ; but on the
other hand , the cupids , especially those laying around the white horse are more
fascinating . In the spacious landscape overhung by. The Resurrection of the ...
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He occasionally even did not disdain to make studies from clumsy Flemish mares
( Fig . 39 ) . With the same masterly hand he also painted dogs , among which the
fine spotted greyhounds , employed by noblemen for the. “Mary, Refuge of ...
He occasionally even did not disdain to make studies from clumsy Flemish mares
( Fig . 39 ) . With the same masterly hand he also painted dogs , among which the
fine spotted greyhounds , employed by noblemen for the. “Mary, Refuge of ...
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The Pinakothek at Munich possesses not only the splendid sketch of the master ,
( drawn by the painter ' s own hand ) , for the smaller Last Judgment , but also the
sketch for the larger composition , erected in the year 1617 over the altar at ...
The Pinakothek at Munich possesses not only the splendid sketch of the master ,
( drawn by the painter ' s own hand ) , for the smaller Last Judgment , but also the
sketch for the larger composition , erected in the year 1617 over the altar at ...
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In the same connection he uses the words : “ I am not a prince ; but a man , who
lives by the labour of his own hands . ” In his answer , the polite courtier referred
to the above sentence in the following words : “ I cannot agree with your ...
In the same connection he uses the words : “ I am not a prince ; but a man , who
lives by the labour of his own hands . ” In his answer , the polite courtier referred
to the above sentence in the following words : “ I cannot agree with your ...
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The Dead Body of Christ supported by Joseph of Aremathea reposes on a bench
covered with straw ( hence the name ) . Mary Magdalen folding her hands gazes
in deep emotion at the Saviour , whilst the Holy Mother raising the pall , with ...
The Dead Body of Christ supported by Joseph of Aremathea reposes on a bench
covered with straw ( hence the name ) . Mary Magdalen folding her hands gazes
in deep emotion at the Saviour , whilst the Holy Mother raising the pall , with ...
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