Great masters of Dutch and Flemish painting (1909)
Bode, Wilhelm von, 1845-1929, Clarke, Margaret L · London : Duckworth and co.; New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 108
s to suppose that these comfortablerooms are his own home, and the figures those of his wifeand children. Pieter de Hooch is not so intimate in his conception asMaes, even in these masterpieces of his prime. He rarelyshows us his figures at work; they are generally amusingthemselves at a game,… … TER BORCHLADY PLAYING THE LUTE Cassel To face p. 78 PIETER DE HOOCH 67 full upon the faces of the principal figures, leaving the sur-roundings in darkness ;\with de Hooch, diffused, brightsunlight fills the whole room, and envelops the heads ofthe figures in an indefinite glow. It is the charm of…
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