RubensVelhagen & Klasing, 1904 - 168 pages |
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Page 66
... painter did not disdain to repeat himself : and sometimes made use of earlier compo- sitions , introducing variations appropriate to the subject he was describing . But it is remarkable that he invariably succeeded , in making as ...
... painter did not disdain to repeat himself : and sometimes made use of earlier compo- sitions , introducing variations appropriate to the subject he was describing . But it is remarkable that he invariably succeeded , in making as ...
Page 70
... painter of voluptuous splendour ; who loved to portray Saints of youthful beauty clad in brillant silks ; to have to represent an ascetic monk : but the artist , who could , if he pleased , do anything , well understood how to make the ...
... painter of voluptuous splendour ; who loved to portray Saints of youthful beauty clad in brillant silks ; to have to represent an ascetic monk : but the artist , who could , if he pleased , do anything , well understood how to make the ...
Page 78
... painter is in the Munich Pinakothek . Unhappily the church was struck by lightning in 1718 and totally destroyed in the resulting conflagration . The building itself was however reconstructed on a much simpler scale , but the ceiling ...
... painter is in the Munich Pinakothek . Unhappily the church was struck by lightning in 1718 and totally destroyed in the resulting conflagration . The building itself was however reconstructed on a much simpler scale , but the ceiling ...
Page 84
... painter of impetuous power and wanton extra- vagance in a sentimental mood . It is the seated figure of a veiled woman mourning over a battle - field . He is said to have specially appreciated those commissions , which gave him the ...
... painter of impetuous power and wanton extra- vagance in a sentimental mood . It is the seated figure of a veiled woman mourning over a battle - field . He is said to have specially appreciated those commissions , which gave him the ...
Page 99
... painter , who placed his talents at the service of the great 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 ...
... painter , who placed his talents at the service of the great 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 ...
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