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 70
It was no easy task for a painter of voluptuous splendour ; who loved to portray Saints of youthful beauty clad in brillant ... From that point of view also the kneeling Saint , nude , and no longer able to control his wasted limbs ...
It was no easy task for a painter of voluptuous splendour ; who loved to portray Saints of youthful beauty clad in brillant ... From that point of view also the kneeling Saint , nude , and no longer able to control his wasted limbs ...
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The two principal ones of vast size represent scenes from the later Lives of the Saints with numerous life - size ... Above , in a cloud of light , hover a number of child - angels , whilst by his prayers the Saint is heals several ...
The two principal ones of vast size represent scenes from the later Lives of the Saints with numerous life - size ... Above , in a cloud of light , hover a number of child - angels , whilst by his prayers the Saint is heals several ...
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The origin of this picture , which now hangs beside the great Antwerp altarpieces in the Imperial Museum at Vienna , is not known : but there is no doubt that it was painted in 1621 , and the choice of that particular Saint seems to ...
The origin of this picture , which now hangs beside the great Antwerp altarpieces in the Imperial Museum at Vienna , is not known : but there is no doubt that it was painted in 1621 , and the choice of that particular Saint seems to ...
Page 100
In the upper portion we see St. Bavon in full armour , kneeling before a priest at a church door and renouncing the world to become a monk : below in the chief group we observe the Saint dividing his property among the poor , whilst ...
In the upper portion we see St. Bavon in full armour , kneeling before a priest at a church door and renouncing the world to become a monk : below in the chief group we observe the Saint dividing his property among the poor , whilst ...
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The Flemish master soon received commissions from Charles I. He painted for him a St. George , giving to the Saint the features of His Majesty ; and also designed a magnificent dish to be executed in silver representing the Birth of ...
The Flemish master soon received commissions from Charles I. He painted for him a St. George , giving to the Saint the features of His Majesty ; and also designed a magnificent dish to be executed in silver representing the Birth of ...
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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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