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 87
... transport them to Olympian Heights , and thus confer upon them an
appearance of a monumental grandeur . It is perhaps true that in some cases
these carefully worked up allegories show too clearly that they are the result of
calculation : 87.
... transport them to Olympian Heights , and thus confer upon them an
appearance of a monumental grandeur . It is perhaps true that in some cases
these carefully worked up allegories show too clearly that they are the result of
calculation : 87.
Page 92
... drawing was a preparatory study is now in the Hermitage at St . Petersburg :
and , in spite of the fact that it has been only grounded and has remained
unfinished , it nevertheless clearly shows the charm that this great master of
colour could ...
... drawing was a preparatory study is now in the Hermitage at St . Petersburg :
and , in spite of the fact that it has been only grounded and has remained
unfinished , it nevertheless clearly shows the charm that this great master of
colour could ...
Page 94
works especially that Rubens shows , how faithfully he could , where necessary ,
adhere to nature , as she presented herself to him , without indulging in any
additional accessories ( Figs . 79 — 84 ) . Some of his female portraits , the
originals ...
works especially that Rubens shows , how faithfully he could , where necessary ,
adhere to nature , as she presented herself to him , without indulging in any
additional accessories ( Figs . 79 — 84 ) . Some of his female portraits , the
originals ...
Page 96
This portrait clearly shows that Rubens thoroughly understood the representation
of the spiritual as well as of the physical aspect of a sitter ( Fig . 86 ) . Among the
portraits of historical personages of the period between 1621 – 1625 we should ...
This portrait clearly shows that Rubens thoroughly understood the representation
of the spiritual as well as of the physical aspect of a sitter ( Fig . 86 ) . Among the
portraits of historical personages of the period between 1621 – 1625 we should ...
Page 100
But we must nor forget that the entire tendency emanating from the Jesuit order
was in the direction of display and external show . With the year 1625 a period of
rich activity throughout which the master was able to live for his art alone comes ...
But we must nor forget that the entire tendency emanating from the Jesuit order
was in the direction of display and external show . With the year 1625 a period of
rich activity throughout which the master was able to live for his art alone comes ...
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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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