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The art of the Vienna galleries : giving a brief history of the public and private galleries of Vienna, with a critical description of the paintings therein contained. (1911)

Preyer, David C. (David Charles), 1861-1913 · Boston : L.C. Page & Co. · leaf 72

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pal figure,the Christ, stands on the extreme left, only sub-sidiary figures in the middle, on the right theembittered mob of his enemies; yet all is so drawntogether by the play of light and shade, by thecolour-harmony, that nothing disturbs the unity ofthe ensemble. Famous among the mythological… … Ube Umperial /iDuseum 49 but with little reason. The signature is, however,a forgery. The charming little Tambourine Player (No.181), and the gracious Allegories (Nos. 173 and187) —their meaning is not quite clear — are de-lightful genre pieces. These may well have beenfirst studies for the larger…

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