Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 559
Itbegan with the painting of portraits, and thenproceeded to the painting of landscapes and of 4°5 406 HOW TO STUDY PICTURES. [Mar. the outdoor and indoor occupations of the peo-ple, and to the painting of still life — all withsuch simple intention to represent the thing asthey saw it, and with… … PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN. BY FRANS HALS. that the whole range of their subjects may beclassed as portraiture. Instead of being grand,it was intimate and sincere. The first of the great men was Frans Hals,whom we are here comparing with Van Dyck. * Hals was born in Antwerp, whither his family moved for a…
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