of the Christian era. The Chinese whopainted in the mode of outlines and flat tonesnever thought of objects as coming out of dark-ness, but always in light. Shadows were neg-lected, as being impediments in the way of vision.Form was the business of sculptors, not painters,they trusted to their true… … \\v- \ \ ., M ■ |. I .\ MANTEGNA 1431-1506 At the Ehrich Galleries, among many good pic-tures by Gordoni, Carle van Loo, El Greco andothers, there is a large and interesting Still Life,by Jan de Heem, very important and quite ofmuseum value. A very attractive canvas byN. Maes represents a youthful…
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