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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In this instance this Prince of colour abjured his natural taste , and avoiding all
colour composed the entire picture in a sombre brown tone . Delighting as he did
in loveliness of form , he chose here to lay the utmost stress upon the expression
...
In this instance this Prince of colour abjured his natural taste , and avoiding all
colour composed the entire picture in a sombre brown tone . Delighting as he did
in loveliness of form , he chose here to lay the utmost stress upon the expression
...
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idea of the grandeur of the interior of this Jesuit church , the gilded marble
decoration of which formed so exquisite a frame for Rubens ' paintings ,
resplendent in glowing colour . The Imperial Picture Gallery at Vienna possesses
two of these ...
idea of the grandeur of the interior of this Jesuit church , the gilded marble
decoration of which formed so exquisite a frame for Rubens ' paintings ,
resplendent in glowing colour . The Imperial Picture Gallery at Vienna possesses
two of these ...
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... drawing was a preparatory study is now in the Hermitage at St . Petersburg :
and , in spite of the fact that it has been only grounded and has remained
unfinished , it nevertheless clearly shows the charm that this great master of
colour could ...
... drawing was a preparatory study is now in the Hermitage at St . Petersburg :
and , in spite of the fact that it has been only grounded and has remained
unfinished , it nevertheless clearly shows the charm that this great master of
colour could ...
Page 97
... charm of glowing colour . The most productive and brilliant period of the artist '
s career was perhaps , between the years 1620 and 1625 ; for , notwithstanding
the pressure of work , which those two vast undertakings : the frescoes for the ...
... charm of glowing colour . The most productive and brilliant period of the artist '
s career was perhaps , between the years 1620 and 1625 ; for , notwithstanding
the pressure of work , which those two vast undertakings : the frescoes for the ...
Page 98
Thus in the Louvre we find a representation of the Scythian Queen , Tomyris ,
ordering the head of Cyrus to be dipped in blood : a painting , the rich colours of
which Fig . 80 . PORTRAIT OF A MAN . In the Dresden Gallery . After a
photograph ...
Thus in the Louvre we find a representation of the Scythian Queen , Tomyris ,
ordering the head of Cyrus to be dipped in blood : a painting , the rich colours of
which Fig . 80 . PORTRAIT OF A MAN . In the Dresden Gallery . After a
photograph ...
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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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