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 70
not obliged to represent a shape as it always appears,as he must in a portrait, he can fully display his art ofrendering a sudden change of feeling, any passing momentof psychical agitation. Humour is for him the keynote ofall expression, and this, as part of his own spirit, speaksout of all his… … FRANS HALS PORTRAIT OF A LADY In the Collection of Mb. George Salting To face p. 38 FRANS HALS 39 motley garb, the rowdy folk in the taverns; the youngtipplers, the merry fiddlers, the coarse, low woman, andthe old hostess ; they are all animated by one spirit—by ajoy of life, by a gaiety which…
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