Great pictures, as seen and described by famous writers (1899)
Singleton, Esther, d. 1930, ed. and tr · New York : Dodd, Mead and Company · leaf 151
e German merchants appre-ciated Holbein at his true value; doubtless they disputedthe honour of having their features reproduced by a masterof such remarkable talent. The portrait of Georg Gisze, which is before ourreaders, is certainly the finest work of this series. Whenwe saw this masterly work… … Portrait of Georg Gisze, Holbein. PORTRAIT OF GEORG GISZE 103 is but one other picture of the same kind which maybe compared to it, a painting which suggests a parallelin a single detail,— The Man with the Pinks, by VanEyck. Holbein has represented Georg Gisze in his mercantileoffice, at a table,…
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