The story of art throughout the ages; an illustrated record (1904)
Reinach, Salomon, 1858-1932, Simmonds, Florence · New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 233
withLuther and Melancthon, whose por-traits he painted, he is neitherthoughtful nor subtle. The basis ofhis art is German rusticity, a rusticitywith a veneer of literature andmythology, and a superficial ele-gance, such as might be acquired bya fiarvenu sprung from the peasantry.His science, which… … FIG. 413.—THE NATIVITY.BALDUNG GRIEN. (Museum, Frankfort.)(Photo, by Bruckmann.) type is a very peculiar one, withan enormous forehead and narrow214 THE RENAISSANCE IN GERMANY oblique eyes. Unlike Diirer andHolbein, he was fond of treating thenude, not only Adam and Eve, whomall the German masters…
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