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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The two principal ones of vast size represent scenes from the later Lives of the Saints with numerous life - size figures . In one of these the Founder of the Jesuit Order , St. Ignatius Loyola , in his priestly vestments stands beside ...
The two principal ones of vast size represent scenes from the later Lives of the Saints with numerous life - size figures . In one of these the Founder of the Jesuit Order , St. Ignatius Loyola , in his priestly vestments stands beside ...
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The Imperial Museum at Vienna also possesses two very carefully executed scenes from Ariosto's Orlando Furioso , and Boccaccio's Decamerone . Thus the varied capabilities of the artist appear. 6 * 83 Portrait of a young Lady In the ...
The Imperial Museum at Vienna also possesses two very carefully executed scenes from Ariosto's Orlando Furioso , and Boccaccio's Decamerone . Thus the varied capabilities of the artist appear. 6 * 83 Portrait of a young Lady In the ...
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It is said that he painted the two last scenes for this Medici Gallery entirely with his own hands , and frequently in the presence of the Queen herself , who seemed to take a delight in watching this celebrated man at work , and who ...
It is said that he painted the two last scenes for this Medici Gallery entirely with his own hands , and frequently in the presence of the Queen herself , who seemed to take a delight in watching this celebrated man at work , and who ...
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In most cases however , the principal actors in each scene seem to be merely secondary to the mythological and symbolical figures : or they themselves appear in the guise of Gods : as for instance , in the painting which represents the ...
In most cases however , the principal actors in each scene seem to be merely secondary to the mythological and symbolical figures : or they themselves appear in the guise of Gods : as for instance , in the painting which represents the ...
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Besides these scenes taken from profane History , there are also some drawn from the Old Testament , such as , for example , the impressive painting , at Munich , of the Reconciliation of Jacob and Esau ( Fig . 88 ) .
Besides these scenes taken from profane History , there are also some drawn from the Old Testament , such as , for example , the impressive painting , at Munich , of the Reconciliation of Jacob and Esau ( Fig . 88 ) .
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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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