The story of art throughout the ages; an illustrated record (1904)
Reinach, Salomon, 1858-1932, Simmonds, Florence · New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 253
ntthe regular and logical de-velopment of his genius.Like Hals, he passedfrom a firm, but somewhatfrigid technique, to anamazing boldness of hand-ling; he ended by paintingwith all the freedom ofVelasquez, though with avery different .system ofillumination. This systemis the essential… … FIG. 451. THE SYNDICS. REMBRANDT. (Museum, Amsterdam.) with the deepest shadow in the midstof an ever luminous atmosphere. 234 SIXTEENTH CENTURY NETHERLANDS ART Luminous atmosphere! I had almostsaid luminous shadow—this was Rem-brandts great achievement. Just asMichelangelo created a race of…
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