Cole, Timothy, 1852-1931, Van Dyke, John Charles, 1856-1932 · New York : The Century Co. · leaf 35
, and hence their art must be judgedmore by what it looks than by what it means. It was, as a whole,a local art, reflective only of Holland, and yet, within its scope, assincere an art as that of Italy, and as perfect in every detail ofcraftsmanship as that of Japan. It is the autobiography of a… … CL.LE K; . .. I\ THE JESTER, BY FRANS HALS. KVKS MUSEUM, AMSTERDAM. Chapter I FRANS HALS (i58o?-i666) IN the fifteenth century there was no art in Holland that dis-tinctly spoke for the land or the people. The nation had notyet declared itself The Burgundian dukes were in power,and, though…
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