RubensVelhagen & Klasing, 1904 - 168 pages This 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 30
... whilst in a flood of light child - angels joyously hover around it . In the two wings the Archduke and his Archduchess on their knees , clad in royal robes , and with their Patrons Fig . 23 . PERSEUS AND ANDROMEDA . In the Berlin Museum ...
... whilst in a flood of light child - angels joyously hover around it . In the two wings the Archduke and his Archduchess on their knees , clad in royal robes , and with their Patrons Fig . 23 . PERSEUS AND ANDROMEDA . In the Berlin Museum ...
Page 34
... whilst the Saviour , ex- tended 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 unimportant ...
... whilst the Saviour , ex- tended 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 unimportant ...
Page 39
... 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 said that he was very moderate in eating and drinking ...
... 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 said that he was very moderate in eating and drinking ...
Page 41
... whilst around the figures of the rescued maiden , Victory , the winged horse and the fearful Gorgon's head hover a number of laughing cupids . In the foreground we may observe a portion of the dead monster , represented somewhat ...
... whilst around the figures of the rescued maiden , Victory , the winged horse and the fearful Gorgon's head hover a number of laughing cupids . In the foreground we may observe a portion of the dead monster , represented somewhat ...
Page 45
... whilst in the foreground kneel the other Maries Fig . 36. HEAD OF A CHILD ( Rubens ' eldest daughter ) . In the Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna . After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co , Dornach , Paris and New ...
... whilst in the foreground kneel the other Maries Fig . 36. HEAD OF A CHILD ( Rubens ' eldest daughter ) . In the Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna . After a photograph from the original by Braun , Clément & Co , Dornach , Paris and New ...
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