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 , who
supported by ...
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 , who
supported by ...
Page 78
The two principal ones of vast size represent scenes from the later Lives of the
Saints with numerous life - size figures . ... hover a number of child - angels ,
whilst by his prayers the Saint is heals several demoniacs , brought to the steps
of the ...
The two principal ones of vast size represent scenes from the later Lives of the
Saints with numerous life - size figures . ... hover a number of child - angels ,
whilst by his prayers the Saint is heals several demoniacs , brought to the steps
of the ...
Page 86
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 refer to the ...
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 refer to the ...
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 some ...
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 some ...
Page 122
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
Venus .
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
Venus .
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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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