RubensVelhagen & Klasing, 1904 - 168 pages |
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Page 107
... of portraiture . The two boys literary live before us , and the artistic charm of the colour with its lights and shadows has been but rarely equalled in any other work of art ( Figs . 92-93 ) . In the autumn of 1625 , when the Duke of. 107.
... of portraiture . The two boys literary live before us , and the artistic charm of the colour with its lights and shadows has been but rarely equalled in any other work of art ( Figs . 92-93 ) . In the autumn of 1625 , when the Duke of. 107.
Page 114
... light encircling her head ; and the pictorial effect which he was able to extract from an otherwise stiff - fashion of costume , Rubens displays a master hand ( Fig . 96 ) . - The King gave many other commissions to the artist , amongst ...
... light encircling her head ; and the pictorial effect which he was able to extract from an otherwise stiff - fashion of costume , Rubens displays a master hand ( Fig . 96 ) . - The King gave many other commissions to the artist , amongst ...
Page 144
... light breaking through stormclouds a rainbow spreads irridescent colour over the sky . Of this nature , the Munich Pinakothek possesses a splendid example . We are gazing across a wide plain whereon golden crops contrast with green ...
... light breaking through stormclouds a rainbow spreads irridescent colour over the sky . Of this nature , the Munich Pinakothek possesses a splendid example . We are gazing across a wide plain whereon golden crops contrast with green ...
Page 146
... lights . The Hermitage at Petersburg possesses a very care- fully executed sketch of the head of a Franciscan Monk looking up with devotion to St. Francis ( Fig . 115 ) . At times it seemed that the master's greatest delight was to ...
... lights . The Hermitage at Petersburg possesses a very care- fully executed sketch of the head of a Franciscan Monk looking up with devotion to St. Francis ( Fig . 115 ) . At times it seemed that the master's greatest delight was to ...
Page 152
... light , massed on the naked breast of the Saint and shining in a more subdued tone athwart the clouds , upon which a beautiful angelic youth bearing a laurel crown and a palm descends from heaven , shows that our painter was still in ...
... light , massed on the naked breast of the Saint and shining in a more subdued tone athwart the clouds , upon which a beautiful angelic youth bearing a laurel crown and a palm descends from heaven , shows that our painter was still in ...
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