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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Upon his waving locks Victory places a crown of bay , whilst around the figures of
the rescued maiden , Victory , the winged horse and the fearsul Gorgon ' s head
hover a number of laughing cupids . In the foreground we may observe Fig . 32 .
Upon his waving locks Victory places a crown of bay , whilst around the figures of
the rescued maiden , Victory , the winged horse and the fearsul Gorgon ' s head
hover a number of laughing cupids . In the foreground we may observe Fig . 32 .
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The wide perspective , the fine horse , the shining armour of the hero , the
graceful figure of the girl , and the delicious infant heads , together form an
admirable poem , quite unique in harmony of colour ( Fig . 23 ) . Fig . 33 . THE
BETRAYAL OF ...
The wide perspective , the fine horse , the shining armour of the hero , the
graceful figure of the girl , and the delicious infant heads , together form an
admirable poem , quite unique in harmony of colour ( Fig . 23 ) . Fig . 33 . THE
BETRAYAL OF ...
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His right arm is supported by Mary Magdalen , — the favourite female Saint of the
painter , — whilst in the foreground kneel the other Maries Fig . 36 . HEAD OF A
CHILD ( Rubens ' eldest daughter ) . In the Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna .
His right arm is supported by Mary Magdalen , — the favourite female Saint of the
painter , — whilst in the foreground kneel the other Maries Fig . 36 . HEAD OF A
CHILD ( Rubens ' eldest daughter ) . In the Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna .
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In the Gallery at Cassel there is a splendid subject with a half - figure of Meleager
presenting the bristling head of the Calydonian boar to the beautiful huntress ,
whilst Envy lurks in the background . Another representation of the same subject
...
In the Gallery at Cassel there is a splendid subject with a half - figure of Meleager
presenting the bristling head of the Calydonian boar to the beautiful huntress ,
whilst Envy lurks in the background . Another representation of the same subject
...
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The head of a child in the Liechtenstein Collection at Vienna , is , no doubt , a
likeness of Rubens ' eldest daughter who , with her clear almond - shaped eyes
and amiably expressive mouth , seems the very image of her mother ( Fig . 36 ) .
The head of a child in the Liechtenstein Collection at Vienna , is , no doubt , a
likeness of Rubens ' eldest daughter who , with her clear almond - shaped eyes
and amiably expressive mouth , seems the very image of her mother ( Fig . 36 ) .
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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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