Homes, haunts, and works of Rubens, Vandyke, Rembrandt, and Cuyp; the Dutch genre-painters; Michael Angelo and Raffaelle. Being a series of art-rambles in Belgium, Holland and Italy (1872)
Fairholt, F. W. (Frederick William), 1814-1866 · New York : D. Appleton and co. · leaf 67
jrjf,_ 20.— Notre Dame desDouleurs. so HOMES, HAUNTS, AND WORKS OF Holland necessitate a peculiar head-dress for its peasantry. Thestrong winds that blow across these plains from the NorthSea, would make any broad-brimmed head-covering perfectlyunmanageable ; so a strange bonnet has been invented,… … Fig. 21.—Group at the Altar, Antwerp Cathedral. to make up for the mcagreness of the bonnet by the amplitude ofthe cap, and indulge in lappets of lace, as costly as they can afford(Figs. 2^ and 24). In fine weather the bonnet is dispensed with,and then the cap shines forth in all its glory. The…
Painters, Dutch · Painters, Flemish · Painters, Italian · Painters -- Homes and haunts
Internet Archive · California Digital Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
