RubensVelhagen & Klasing, 1904 - 168 pages |
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Page 61
... beautiful face expressing the deepest grief looks up to heaven . On one of the wings is represented the Virgin and Child ; on the other St. John , his eyes raised heavenwards in deep devotion . A fine drawing for the centre - portion is ...
... beautiful face expressing the deepest grief looks up to heaven . On one of the wings is represented the Virgin and Child ; on the other St. John , his eyes raised heavenwards in deep devotion . A fine drawing for the centre - portion is ...
Page 64
... beautiful harmony of its colour . The key - note is the King in the centre , clad in a magnificent red mantle , which forms a contrast with the blue garment of the Virgin . Light radiates from the Infant as it were illuminating the ...
... beautiful harmony of its colour . The key - note is the King in the centre , clad in a magnificent red mantle , which forms a contrast with the blue garment of the Virgin . Light radiates from the Infant as it were illuminating the ...
Page 66
... beautiful sunset suggest the idea that , like the hero's life , the summer day is drawing to a close . The fifth composition shows the catastrophe : Decius pierced by the Latins falls from his horse upon a heap of wounded warriors . In ...
... beautiful sunset suggest the idea that , like the hero's life , the summer day is drawing to a close . The fifth composition shows the catastrophe : Decius pierced by the Latins falls from his horse upon a heap of wounded warriors . In ...
Page 70
... beautiful hands crosssed on her bosom ; and near her is King David , no less remarkable for his expressive countenance . From behind these biblical per- sonages , the representative Saints of the Penitential Orders , -SS . Dominic and ...
... beautiful hands crosssed on her bosom ; and near her is King David , no less remarkable for his expressive countenance . From behind these biblical per- sonages , the representative Saints of the Penitential Orders , -SS . Dominic and ...
Page 91
... beautiful a black , " . he adds , " of raven hair " : though he seems after all to have preferr- ed his favourite blonde types when he finally executed the painting . It is somewhat strange that an artist , who could master the draw ...
... beautiful a black , " . he adds , " of raven hair " : though he seems after all to have preferr- ed his favourite blonde types when he finally executed the painting . It is somewhat strange that an artist , who could master the draw ...
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