RubensVelhagen & Klasing, 1904 - 168 pages |
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Page 78
... effect of light and shadow , might even be reckoned amongst his very finest productions . St. Francis Xavier was canonized in the year 1619 and St. Ignatius Loyola in 1622 ; from which facts we may con- clude that the artist painted the ...
... effect of light and shadow , might even be reckoned amongst his very finest productions . St. Francis Xavier was canonized in the year 1619 and St. Ignatius Loyola in 1622 ; from which facts we may con- clude that the artist painted the ...
Page 112
... effect . For it is an alliance of different temperaments brought together contrary to their respective natures and powers , and directed by passion rather than by reason . " In spite of the strenuous efforts of the Belgian Court to ...
... effect . For it is an alliance of different temperaments brought together contrary to their respective natures and powers , and directed by passion rather than by reason . " In spite of the strenuous efforts of the Belgian Court to ...
Page 114
... 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 which was the large and idealized equestrian ...
... 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 which was the large and idealized equestrian ...
Page 118
... effect . In order to invest him beforehand with greater dignity the King appointed him Secretary to his Privy Council , and gave him a valuable diamond ring as a mark of his personal good will . He was not to act publicly as Ambassador ...
... effect . In order to invest him beforehand with greater dignity the King appointed him Secretary to his Privy Council , and gave him a valuable diamond ring as a mark of his personal good will . He was not to act publicly as Ambassador ...
Page 127
... colour only laid on . Indeed they can scarcely be described as pictures , but rather as colossal sketches done in the enthusiasm of first ideas : which is perhaps the reason why 9 they have so great an effect on the spectator. 127.
... colour only laid on . Indeed they can scarcely be described as pictures , but rather as colossal sketches done in the enthusiasm of first ideas : which is perhaps the reason why 9 they have so great an effect on the spectator. 127.
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