The story of art throughout the ages; an illustrated record (1904)
Reinach, Salomon, 1858-1932, Simmonds, Florence · New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 255
FIG. 455. THE BANQUET OF THE GUILD OF CROSSBOWMEN.B. VAN DEE HELST. (Museum, Amsterdam.) But his glory need not fear comparisonwith any other. Familiarity with hisgenius brings ever-increasing appre-ciation of its greatness; and he whocan delight in it has learned in a greatschool (Figs. 445-454).… … FIG. 456.—INTERIOR.PTETER DE HOOCH. (National Gallery, London.) incomparable etchings, the charm ofwhich lies not only in the colour— no other master ever made white paperradiate as he did—but in the inimitableexpressive power of the line, where theslightest stroke, the slightest emphasisgive…
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