redportraits after contem-porary or earlier paint-ings. To the very lasthe maintained an evenlevel of excellence in his -careful and well-considered treatment. His drawing is•correct, his technique soft and distinct, the general effectof his prints bright and pleasing. As a portrait… … Fig. 71. Dirk van Staar: The HolyFamily. 156 ENGRAVING IN THE LOW COUNTRIES Etching came into vogue in the Netherlands during thesixteenth century somewhat later than in Germany.About 1520 Lucas van Leyden, in his portrait of theEmperor Maximilian, used etching as a base for comple-tion with the…
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