The story of art throughout the ages; an illustrated record (1904)
Reinach, Salomon, 1858-1932, Simmonds, Florence · New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 265
hem closely, we dis-cover certain fine qualities due to tech-nical knowledge and conscientiouswork, together with an air of nobilityby no means superficial. Even so, how-ever, the impression of coldness per-sists. All these artists, indeed, lackedfire and passion; they were over-intel-lectual ;… … FIG. 47G.—PEASANTS AT TABLE.I.E NAIN. (The I.X3uvrc.) This Le Brun was a fine draughts-man in the grand style, a learned andinventive decorator, but a wearisome 246 SEVENTEENTH CENTURY ART IN FRANCE painter, and a servile and tyrannicalcourtier. Quinault wrote thus to him : Au siecle de Louis…
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