Modern french masters; a series of biographical and critical reviews by American artists (1896)
Van Dyke, John Charles, 1856-1932 ed · New York, The Century co. · leaf 46
p as his gilt frame may givehim,—he must trust to chance for everything else,—whereasin the good old days a whole church or a whole palace wasone great work of art, of which the picture was a part only;and instead of confining himseK within his frame, the painterhad to harmonize what he did with… … peace (detail), by fuvis de chavannes AMIKNS I PIERRE-CECILE PUVIS DE CHAVANNES I9 roundings it was meant to fit, and not at tlie mercy of thechance contrasts of the exhibition or the gallery, where eachmusician plays his own tune, with the natural result of clashand discord. Fortunately for us,…
Painters -- France · Painting, French · Painting -- Reproduction
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