RubensVelhagen & Klasing, 1904 - 168 pages |
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Page 44
... executed by Jan Breughel , one of his most loyal friends . A similar idea is to be found in a delightful sketch in the Hermitage Collection , known as the Statue of Ceres . Here exquisite baby - figures crowd around a niche containing a ...
... executed by Jan Breughel , one of his most loyal friends . A similar idea is to be found in a delightful sketch in the Hermitage Collection , known as the Statue of Ceres . Here exquisite baby - figures crowd around a niche containing a ...
Page 46
... execution . Mythology always seemed to give him new ideas : and he enjoyed representing wild scenes , such as the Abduction of Orithyia by Boreas , the North - Wind , now in the Academy of Vienna , or the Rape of the Daughters of ...
... execution . Mythology always seemed to give him new ideas : and he enjoyed representing wild scenes , such as the Abduction of Orithyia by Boreas , the North - Wind , now in the Academy of Vienna , or the Rape of the Daughters of ...
Page 48
... executing his pictures , especially in large compositions and replicas : but he himself always put in the final touches ; thus giving them the stamp of his genius . The pupils entered into the ideas of their masters as far as their ...
... executing his pictures , especially in large compositions and replicas : but he himself always put in the final touches ; thus giving them the stamp of his genius . The pupils entered into the ideas of their masters as far as their ...
Page 56
... executed for the Prince Palatine was necessarily simpler in its conception than the above composition , because the Ascent to Heaven and the Descent to Hell are united in one composition . The Pinakothek at Munich possesses not only the ...
... executed for the Prince Palatine was necessarily simpler in its conception than the above composition , because the Ascent to Heaven and the Descent to Hell are united in one composition . The Pinakothek at Munich possesses not only the ...
Page 61
... executed by him at that time . The centre - piece represents a so - called Pietà . The Dead Body of Christ supported by Joseph of Aremathea reposes on a bench covered with straw ( hence the name ) . Mary Magdalen folding her hands gazes ...
... executed by him at that time . The centre - piece represents a so - called Pietà . The Dead Body of Christ supported by Joseph of Aremathea reposes on a bench covered with straw ( hence the name ) . Mary Magdalen folding her hands gazes ...
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