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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The powerful impression conveyed by the Crucifixion abovementioned lies
chiefly in the majestic repose of death , which raises the Crucified Christ far
above all the griefs and the passions of this world . The artist again depicted the
Death of ...
The powerful impression conveyed by the Crucifixion abovementioned lies
chiefly in the majestic repose of death , which raises the Crucified Christ far
above all the griefs and the passions of this world . The artist again depicted the
Death of ...
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The artist again depicted the Death of the Saviour , a painting now in the Louvre ,
with only the Virgin , St . John and the Magdalen , grouped at the foot of the cross
, forming a mournful silhouette on a lonely hill : Fig . 59 . “ IT IS FINISHED .
The artist again depicted the Death of the Saviour , a painting now in the Louvre ,
with only the Virgin , St . John and the Magdalen , grouped at the foot of the cross
, forming a mournful silhouette on a lonely hill : Fig . 59 . “ IT IS FINISHED .
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... in the Museum at Madrid representing the mediæval legend of Rudolf of
Habsburg , commemorated in Schiller ' s famous Ballad . Rubens conceived this
event with considerable sense of humour , depicting the priest , who was no
horseman ...
... in the Museum at Madrid representing the mediæval legend of Rudolf of
Habsburg , commemorated in Schiller ' s famous Ballad . Rubens conceived this
event with considerable sense of humour , depicting the priest , who was no
horseman ...
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The task of depicting a great crowd in the most varied attitudes and situations ,
however extravagant , has never yet proved too much for me . ” M . CO Fig . 68 .
Maria de MEDICI . In the Prado at Madrid . After a photograph from the original by
...
The task of depicting a great crowd in the most varied attitudes and situations ,
however extravagant , has never yet proved too much for me . ” M . CO Fig . 68 .
Maria de MEDICI . In the Prado at Madrid . After a photograph from the original by
...
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as a complement to the incidents of her own life , she wished Rubens to depict
also in another long series of paintings those of Henry IV . But Rubens could not
stay long in Paris , nor could he devote much time to his conferences with the ...
as a complement to the incidents of her own life , she wished Rubens to depict
also in another long series of paintings those of Henry IV . But Rubens could not
stay long in Paris , nor could he devote much time to his conferences with 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 | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 24 Apr 2008 |
| Length | 168 pages |
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