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 80
She appears also to have kept a sort of jester in her train , for a dwarf dressed in
yellow and green stands beside the hound . Behind the Countess ' chair , and
rather in the background , we may see the Earl of Arundel himself ( Fig . 63 ) .
She appears also to have kept a sort of jester in her train , for a dwarf dressed in
yellow and green stands beside the hound . Behind the Countess ' chair , and
rather in the background , we may see the Earl of Arundel himself ( Fig . 63 ) .
Page 82
It appears that he had also commenced to paint for the Archduke a series of
portraits of his ancestors , when the latter ' s death interrupted the work . At least
we may in this way account for certain portraits , which were found among the
artist ' s ...
It appears that he had also commenced to paint for the Archduke a series of
portraits of his ancestors , when the latter ' s death interrupted the work . At least
we may in this way account for certain portraits , which were found among the
artist ' s ...
Page 83
SN appears a mediæval castle with a tall watch - tower , is now in the Louvre (
Fig . 66 ) . The Imperial Museum at Vienna also possesses two very carefully
executed scenes from Ariosto ' s Orlando Furioso , and Boccaccio ' s 6 *
Decamerone .
SN appears a mediæval castle with a tall watch - tower , is now in the Louvre (
Fig . 66 ) . The Imperial Museum at Vienna also possesses two very carefully
executed scenes from Ariosto ' s Orlando Furioso , and Boccaccio ' s 6 *
Decamerone .
Page 84
Thus the varied capabilities of the artist appear to have been quite without limit .
Most surprising is a sketch in the Liechtensteincollection which shows this painter
of impetuous power and wanton extravagance in a sentimental mood . It is the ...
Thus the varied capabilities of the artist appear to have been quite without limit .
Most surprising is a sketch in the Liechtensteincollection which shows this painter
of impetuous power and wanton extravagance in a sentimental mood . It is the ...
Page 88
If the Gods and Goddesses appear occasionally too much like overdressed
theatrical personages , they invariably delight the spectator with the charm of
their healthy vitality . Splendid personifications of Rubens ' ideal of female beauty
are the ...
If the Gods and Goddesses appear occasionally too much like overdressed
theatrical personages , they invariably delight the spectator with the charm of
their healthy vitality . Splendid personifications of Rubens ' ideal of female beauty
are the ...
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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 | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 3 Mar 2009 |
| Length | 168 pages |
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