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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... of H . R . H . the Prince of Wales were of larger dimensions , because it would
give me much more courage to express my thoughts with greater freedom and
accuracy . . . I must confess that my natural talent lies much rather in the direction
of.
... of H . R . H . the Prince of Wales were of larger dimensions , because it would
give me much more courage to express my thoughts with greater freedom and
accuracy . . . I must confess that my natural talent lies much rather in the direction
of.
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my natural talent lies much rather in the direction of producing work conceived on
a large scale , than in turning out as it were small curiosities . Everyone has his
special talent . The task of depicting a great crowd in the most varied attitudes ...
my natural talent lies much rather in the direction of producing work conceived on
a large scale , than in turning out as it were small curiosities . Everyone has his
special talent . The task of depicting a great crowd in the most varied attitudes ...
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... he exchanged the pen for the brush ( Fig . 77 ) . Portrait - painting was always
Rubens ' best opportunity for refreshing his soul at the undefiled source of natural
inspiration . In less ambitious - Fig . 75 . STUDY OF A Head . 92.
... he exchanged the pen for the brush ( Fig . 77 ) . Portrait - painting was always
Rubens ' best opportunity for refreshing his soul at the undefiled source of natural
inspiration . In less ambitious - Fig . 75 . STUDY OF A Head . 92.
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Hermann Knackfuss. - Fig . 75 . STUDY OF A Head . Drawing in red chalk in the
Uffizi at Florence . After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co .
, Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 92 . ) tasks of such a nature , he set ...
Hermann Knackfuss. - Fig . 75 . STUDY OF A Head . Drawing in red chalk in the
Uffizi at Florence . After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co .
, Dornach , Paris and New - York . ( To page 92 . ) tasks of such a nature , he set ...
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tasks of such a nature , he set aside the exuberant tendencies of his genius , and
with the same artistic joy , with which at other times he gave free scope to his
boundless imagination , devoted himself to pure and simple realism . There exist
...
tasks of such a nature , he set aside the exuberant tendencies of his genius , and
with the same artistic joy , with which at other times he gave free scope to his
boundless imagination , devoted himself to pure and simple realism . There exist
...
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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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