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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A thick darkness covers the sky ; whilst the Saviour , extended upon the Cross ,
turns his suffering face towards the last rays of the setting sun . The whole
attention of the spectator is attracted by this figure alone ; for all the other figures
are ...
A thick darkness covers the sky ; whilst the Saviour , extended upon the Cross ,
turns his suffering face towards the last rays of the setting sun . The whole
attention of the spectator is attracted by this figure alone ; for all the other figures
are ...
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Returning from church he at once commenced his painting ; and whilst so
employed he had books , such as Plutarch and Seneca , read aloud to him ; for
he possessed the gift of listening without diverting his attention from his work . It is
also ...
Returning from church he at once commenced his painting ; and whilst so
employed he had books , such as Plutarch and Seneca , read aloud to him ; for
he possessed the gift of listening without diverting his attention from his work . It is
also ...
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Upon his waving locks Victory places a crown of bay , whilst around the figures of
the rescued maiden , Victory , the winged horse and the fearsul Gorgon ' s head
hover a number of laughing cupids . In the foreground we may observe Fig . 32 .
Upon his waving locks Victory places a crown of bay , whilst around the figures of
the rescued maiden , Victory , the winged horse and the fearsul Gorgon ' s head
hover a number of laughing cupids . In the foreground we may observe Fig . 32 .
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His right arm is supported by Mary Magdalen , — the favourite female Saint of the
painter , — whilst in the foreground kneel the other Maries Fig . 36 . HEAD OF A
CHILD ( Rubens ' eldest daughter ) . In the Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna .
His right arm is supported by Mary Magdalen , — the favourite female Saint of the
painter , — whilst in the foreground kneel the other Maries Fig . 36 . HEAD OF A
CHILD ( Rubens ' eldest daughter ) . In the Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna .
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At one time he paints them accompanied by voluptuous naiads , at another by
graceful and timid nymphs ; whilst sometimes , for the sake of contrast , he
introduces into the composition even the chaste Diana herself ( Fig . 32 ) . He
deals ...
At one time he paints them accompanied by voluptuous naiads , at another by
graceful and timid nymphs ; whilst sometimes , for the sake of contrast , he
introduces into the composition even the chaste Diana herself ( Fig . 32 ) . He
deals ...
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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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