The arts in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance (1886)
Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884, Armstrong, Walter, Sir, 1850-1918 · London : J.S. Virtue & Co. · leaf 286
other subjects are reproduced; some of them may have beenengraved by the painter himself. Like Albert Durer and Holbein, JeanCousin did not disdain to apply his talents to the ornamentation of books. Jean Cousin is generally looked upon as the real founder of the Frenchschool. After him, and by his… … Fig. 207.—Composition by Jean Cousin. First Sketch ot his Last JuJ^nient, trom a \\ood-Engravingin the Romance of Gerard dEuphrate. Paris, 1549. (Cabinet of M. A. F. Didot.) portrayed, with a realism full of elegance and distinction, the nobles andbeautiful ladies of the Court of Yalois. 230…
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