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 the dark - haired Mary Magdalene we may perhaps recognize a remote , and
perhaps scarcely intended , likeness to Isabella Brant ; but there is no doubt that
the Infant Jesus is a genuine portrait of Rubens ' second son , who saw the light ...
In the dark - haired Mary Magdalene we may perhaps recognize a remote , and
perhaps scarcely intended , likeness to Isabella Brant ; but there is no doubt that
the Infant Jesus is a genuine portrait of Rubens ' second son , who saw the light ...
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The vividly white body of the dead Saviour shines as the only light through the
prevailing darkness . This splendid work has been copied and reproduced a I . .
Tcha Fig . 60 . SKETCH FOR. Rexion in the Antwerp Atosecum in which Christ ...
The vividly white body of the dead Saviour shines as the only light through the
prevailing darkness . This splendid work has been copied and reproduced a I . .
Tcha Fig . 60 . SKETCH FOR. Rexion in the Antwerp Atosecum in which Christ ...
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Above , in a cloud of light , hover a number of child - angels , whilst by his prayers
the Saint is heals several demoniacs , brought to the steps of the altar ( Fig . 62 ) .
The other picture represents Loyola ' s colleague , St . Francis Xavier , another ...
Above , in a cloud of light , hover a number of child - angels , whilst by his prayers
the Saint is heals several demoniacs , brought to the steps of the altar ( Fig . 62 ) .
The other picture represents Loyola ' s colleague , St . Francis Xavier , another ...
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The Virgin , surrounded by angels and enfolded in a cloud of light , full of joyous
expectation is ascending into heaven , whilst the assembled apostles and holy
women gaze into the empty sepulchre and look upward with profound devotion .
The Virgin , surrounded by angels and enfolded in a cloud of light , full of joyous
expectation is ascending into heaven , whilst the assembled apostles and holy
women gaze into the empty sepulchre and look upward with profound devotion .
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The dark wooden cottage , the white snow and the red glow of the fire , combined
with the cold light of the wintry day , form effective contrasts , from which the
master has succeeded in creating a particularly attractive picture . The other
displays ...
The dark wooden cottage , the white snow and the red glow of the fire , combined
with the cold light of the wintry day , form effective contrasts , from which the
master has succeeded in creating a particularly attractive picture . The other
displays ...
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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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