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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... than in the general effect of the whole , which , on so grand a scale , has never
since been attempted . The number of souls is endless ; thousands and
thousands seem massed together : and in both pictures the impression is
conveyed Fig .
... than in the general effect of the whole , which , on so grand a scale , has never
since been attempted . The number of souls is endless ; thousands and
thousands seem massed together : and in both pictures the impression is
conveyed Fig .
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esting subjects to enliven a whole gallery of life - size pictures , and to supply
them with the necessary variates of situation . If anywhere , it was in the design
and execution of this Medici Gallery that he could give full scope to his
imagination ...
esting subjects to enliven a whole gallery of life - size pictures , and to supply
them with the necessary variates of situation . If anywhere , it was in the design
and execution of this Medici Gallery that he could give full scope to his
imagination ...
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... and where at the Reconciliation she smiles at him through her tears . The
whole work is one great thought , executed according to the spirit of the period ,
and is a creation which fully illustrates the power of Rubens , justly styled “ the
artist ...
... and where at the Reconciliation she smiles at him through her tears . The
whole work is one great thought , executed according to the spirit of the period ,
and is a creation which fully illustrates the power of Rubens , justly styled “ the
artist ...
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... impressive painting , at Munich , of the Reconciliation of Jacob and Esau ( Fig .
88 ) . This last - named picture offers once more a curious instance of those
repetitions , which it pleased the artist to introduce ; - not however as a whole ,
but in ...
... impressive painting , at Munich , of the Reconciliation of Jacob and Esau ( Fig .
88 ) . This last - named picture offers once more a curious instance of those
repetitions , which it pleased the artist to introduce ; - not however as a whole ,
but in ...
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however as a whole , but in the separate groups . Among the women placed by
Jacob at the head of his train to inspire the pity of his brother ' s approaching host
, in the foreground we may notice a graceful woman on her knees beside her two
...
however as a whole , but in the separate groups . Among the women placed by
Jacob at the head of his train to inspire the pity of his brother ' s approaching host
, in the foreground we may notice a graceful woman on her knees beside her two
...
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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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