German, Flemish and Dutch schools of painting : based on the handbook of Kugler, re-modelled by the late Prof. Dr. Waagen and thoroughly revised and in part re-written (1904)
Crowe, J. A. (Joseph Archer), 1825-1896, Kugler, Franz, 1808-1858, Waagen, Gustav Friedrich, 1794-1868 · London : John Murray · leaf 85
to Eyck in colour, execution, and taste. The draperies of thethree on a gold ground, especially that of the middle figure, could notbe improved in simplicity, or elegance, by the taste of Raphael himself.The three heads of God the Father, the Virgin, and St. John the Baptist,are not inferior in… … Chap, I. HUBERT VAN EYCK. 57 figures below; in his left is a crystal sceptre ; on his headthe triple crown, the emblem of the Trinity. The featuresare such as are ascribed to Christ by the traditions of theChurch, but noble and well-proportioned ; the expression isforcible, though passionless. The…
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