RubensVelhagen & Klasing, 1904 - 168 pages |
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Page 92
... master of colour could attain when he exchanged the pen for the brush ( Fig . 77 ) . Portrait - painting was always Rubens ' best opportunity for refreshing his soul at the undefiled source of natural inspiration . In less ambitious Fig ...
... master of colour could attain when he exchanged the pen for the brush ( Fig . 77 ) . Portrait - painting was always Rubens ' best opportunity for refreshing his soul at the undefiled source of natural inspiration . In less ambitious Fig ...
Page 97
... master him- self in 1624 in the short space of 13 days . It may be inferior in some respects to his other representations of the same subject : but it is unsur- passed in its fascinating charm of glowing colour . The most productive and ...
... master him- self in 1624 in the short space of 13 days . It may be inferior in some respects to his other representations of the same subject : but it is unsur- passed in its fascinating charm of glowing colour . The most productive and ...
Page 99
... master ; as Snyders did in the case of animals and Breughel of flowers . It was again though only as a saving of time that he thus sought the help of other artists : for it is well known that he himself was a first rate painter of ...
... master ; as Snyders did in the case of animals and Breughel of flowers . It was again though only as a saving of time that he thus sought the help of other artists : for it is well known that he himself was a first rate painter of ...
Page 100
... master has succeeded in creating a particularly attractive picture . The other displays a day in bright Summer . A landscape spreading out behind into the far - off distance is in the foreground enlivened by numerous figures of peasants ...
... master has succeeded in creating a particularly attractive picture . The other displays a day in bright Summer . A landscape spreading out behind into the far - off distance is in the foreground enlivened by numerous figures of peasants ...
Page 104
... master's point of view : " Mr. Rubens , " says the writer therein ( probably Gerbier himself ) , " in his conversation with the Duke showed a praiseworthy interest in the Christian Cause " , -meaning the Roman Catholic Faith . After his ...
... master's point of view : " Mr. Rubens , " says the writer therein ( probably Gerbier himself ) , " in his conversation with the Duke showed a praiseworthy interest in the Christian Cause " , -meaning the Roman Catholic Faith . After his ...
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