Painters and sculptors; a second series of Old masters and new, (1907)
Cox, Kenyon · Duffield and Co · leaf 102
nta Maria Theresa, in the Prado, is technicallyone of the worlds masterpieces of painting, a mir-acle of lightness of hand and justness of eye, but itsinterest for us, just now, is in the complacency ofa great artist before the most monstrous costumethat was ever worn in the world. The stiffness… … VELASQUEZ: THE INFANTA MARIA THERESA PAINTERS OF THE MODE 49 ture of tliis BtiffneM Mich tl no other nation has evertolerated The skirt is supported on a hoop whichis built out sideways until it holds the arms nearlyhorizontal, and the figure is actually wider than hi<^h;the body is incased in a…
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