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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... continually occupied with the delineation of sacred subjects . Moreover he
allowed his pupils to copy his earlier works , since he was sure that to find
numerous purchasers for them . The famous picture in the Antwerp Museum
known under ...
... continually occupied with the delineation of sacred subjects . Moreover he
allowed his pupils to copy his earlier works , since he was sure that to find
numerous purchasers for them . The famous picture in the Antwerp Museum
known under ...
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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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In general conception he adhered to a well - known example of a similar subject ,
namely , Domenichino ' s Communion of St . Jerome in the Vatican . In this
instance this Prince of colour abjured his natural taste , and avoiding all colour ...
In general conception he adhered to a well - known example of a similar subject ,
namely , Domenichino ' s Communion of St . Jerome in the Vatican . In this
instance this Prince of colour abjured his natural taste , and avoiding all colour ...
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The two other Rivergods , the Danube and the Maramon , — the latter half hidden
in reeds and shadows , because at that period so little known , - appear more
youthful than their companions of the older worlds ( Fig . 57 ) . In 1620 again was
...
The two other Rivergods , the Danube and the Maramon , — the latter half hidden
in reeds and shadows , because at that period so little known , - appear more
youthful than their companions of the older worlds ( Fig . 57 ) . In 1620 again was
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There is a large composition of the same subject in the Liechtenstein Gallery , the
origin of which is not known : but another fine example , engraved by Paul
Pontius in 1624 , is in the Academy at Düsseldorf ( Fig . 61 ) , a sketch for which is
in ...
There is a large composition of the same subject in the Liechtenstein Gallery , the
origin of which is not known : but another fine example , engraved by Paul
Pontius in 1624 , is in the Academy at Düsseldorf ( Fig . 61 ) , a sketch for which is
in ...
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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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