Pictures and their painters; the history of painting (1907)
Bryant, Lorinda Munson, 1855- · New York: John Lane Co. · leaf 230
the soft flesh!We could not look at this charming young woman withoutsaying: Her beauty made me glad. The Xight Watch (Fig. 135) is Rembrandts mostfamous corporation picture. He probably had no sketch of thesubject as a whole, as only two hasty sketches of the centralgroup have ever been found—one… … 202 DUTCH PAINTING incident portrayed is unquestionably a call to arms of thec•i^•ic guards, and was more likely a Day Watch than aNight Watch. Even in 1781 the tones were so dark and theshadows so dense that Reynolds scarcely recognized the workas Rembrandts, which may account for the name…
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