Inside Out Library

The art of the great masters, as exemplified by drawings in the collection of Émile Wauters, membre de l'Académie royale de Belgique (1913)

Lees, George Frederic William, 1872-, Wauters, Émile, 1846-1933 · London : S. Low, Marston & co. ltd. · leaf 164

An illustration from The art of the great masters, as exemplified by drawings in the collection of Émile Wauters, membre de l'Académie royale de Belgique, 1913, leaf 164
t the work reminds us of seventeenth century art—ofRembrandt or of Jordaens; but this first impression is largely due tothe dress of the poor folk who are losing their child—a costume whichbelonofs to all ages. Now, though this impulsive technique does not exist in the majorityof Holbeins drawings,… … Fig. 83A Portion hf thk Frikze Thk Three Peasants. /« Mf B,!s/e Gallerv By Hans Holkein his sketches of swords, his King Rehoboam on a throne surrounded bycourtiers, his three peasants of 1518, and his very seventeenth centuryfriezes, but especially in his pen-and-ink sketches of two centaurs in…

Drawing · Art · Collectors and collecting

Internet Archive · California Digital Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.

More pictures from The art of the great masters, as exemplified by drawings in the collection of Émile Wauters, membre de l'Académie royale de Belgique

More like this