Stories of the Flemish & Dutch artists, from the time of the Van Eycks to the end of the seventeenth century (1908)
Reynolds, Victor, comp · London, Chatto & Windus; New York, Duffield & Co. · leaf 194
d it was said that withouttheir aid he would have been unable to carry outhis designs, and that he picked their brains inorder to increase his own glory. Rubens effec-tively replied to this by painting entirely with hisown hand several hunting pieces and, landscapes;one of the most beautiful of the… … PETER PAUL RUBENS 149 chateau, situated in the district of Elewyt, betweenM^lines and Vilvorde. Here he found both calmand inspiration for his work, feasting his eyes withthe ever-changing harmonies of nature, the greattree-clad distances of his native land, the soft andhumid effects of atmosphere,…
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