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 107
... its lights and shadows has been but rarely equalled in any other work of art (
Figs . 92 — 93 ) . In the autumn of 1625 , when the Duke of. 107 Sketch for a
Decorative Prost 'go 139 on the occasion of the Wote vors' Sons,
... its lights and shadows has been but rarely equalled in any other work of art (
Figs . 92 — 93 ) . In the autumn of 1625 , when the Duke of. 107 Sketch for a
Decorative Prost 'go 139 on the occasion of the Wote vors' Sons,
Page 114
In the rendering of her fair and delicate complexion , her transparent white ruff ,
her brilliant jewelry and splendid robe of gold coloured brocade ; of the massed
light encircling her head ; and the pictorial effect which he was able to extract
from ...
In the rendering of her fair and delicate complexion , her transparent white ruff ,
her brilliant jewelry and splendid robe of gold coloured brocade ; of the massed
light encircling her head ; and the pictorial effect which he was able to extract
from ...
Page 144
Among the varied phases displayed by nature none has been so often chosen by
Rubens as when amid light breaking through stormclouds a rainbow spreads
irridescent colour over the sky . Of this nature , the Munich Pinakothek possesses
...
Among the varied phases displayed by nature none has been so often chosen by
Rubens as when amid light breaking through stormclouds a rainbow spreads
irridescent colour over the sky . Of this nature , the Munich Pinakothek possesses
...
Page 146
The subject excluded all display of colouring , but the master nevertheless
succeeded in producing admirable effects of brown and grey interspersed with
golden lights . The Hermitage at Petersburg possesses a very carefully executed
sketch ...
The subject excluded all display of colouring , but the master nevertheless
succeeded in producing admirable effects of brown and grey interspersed with
golden lights . The Hermitage at Petersburg possesses a very carefully executed
sketch ...
Page 152
The artistic effect of the strong light , massed on the naked breast of the Saint and
shining in a more subdued tone athwart the clouds , upon which a beautiful
angelic youth bearing a laurel crown and a palm descends from heaven , shows
that ...
The artistic effect of the strong light , massed on the naked breast of the Saint and
shining in a more subdued tone athwart the clouds , upon which a beautiful
angelic youth bearing a laurel crown and a palm descends from heaven , shows
that ...
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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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