The story of art throughout the ages; an illustrated record (1904)
Reinach, Salomon, 1858-1932, Simmonds, Florence · New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 260
BIG. 468.—THE CORONATION OF MARIE DEI MEDICI.RUBENS. (The Louvre.) twenty-four great pictures of theMedici Gallery in the Louvre (1622,1623). The Coup de Lance reveals allthe genius of Rubens, and all itslimitations. In vain are the composi-tion learned, the colour glowing, thefaces expressive;… … FIG. 469.—A FAMILY BANQUET. JORDAENS. (Museum, Dresden.) (Wcennaim, Geschichte der Malerei. Seemann. Leipzig.) peals to the sensibility of the herd, notto that of the elect. It is like the ser-mon of a grandiloquent preacher, whose style is florid and full of imagery. Itwas just such declamatory…
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