The Netherland galleries - being a history of the Dutch school of painting, illuminated and demonstrated by critical descriptions of the great paintings in the many galleries (1912) (14781357771)

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Title: The Netherland galleries : being a history of the Dutch school of painting, illuminated and demonstrated by critical descriptions of the great paintings in the many galleries

Year: 1912 (1910s)

Authors: Preyer, David C. (David Charles), 1861-1913

Subjects: Art museums Painting

Publisher: Boston : St. Botolph Society

Contributing Library: Boston Public Library

Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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Rembrandt could be purchasedfor $1.20. Such was the disrepute into which Rembrandtfell, which posterity has taken upon itself to 72 Ube Hrt of tbe Ifletberlano Galleries avenge. Yet we cannot bear too hardly upon hiscontemporaries. Rembrandts art was too original,revolutionary almost, to be easily grasped andunderstood. His art of manipulating paint, mas-terful in its attainment, and with the highest re-finement, was at first an unknown tongue. It spokea language which had to be learned to be under-stood. He was a seer, a prophet — and for a timehis voice was like that of one crying in the wilder-ness. But still he was the glory of his age, the sunthat ruled among the constellations. Truly we may say of that age of 17th centuryDutch art, where we have the glorious gold ofRembrandt, the more quiet glow and silvery sheenof Hals, and the sparkling brilliancy of the lesserlights — the Sun, Moon and Stars were there. We will now turn to these lesser lights that shonein the golden era.

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CHAPTER IV HIS CONTEMPORARIES — THE PORTRAIT ANDFIGURE PAINTERS Fusely says: Resemblance, character, costumeare the three requisites of portrait painting; re-semblance distinguishes, character classifies, andcostume assigns place and time to an individual.This analysis being true, the Dutch portrait paint-ers of the 17th century may be classed among theideal performers of the craft. I have spoken of several portrait painters who,although born before Rembrandt, worked contem-poraneously with him, but were for various rea-sons not particularly influenced by his overpower-ing genius. There were others, also born someyears earlier, who in later life manifested a decidedreflection of the masters new thoughts as to lightand colour. The first of these, Thomas de Keyzer (1597-1678), holds the peculiar position of first arousingRembrandt to the possibilities of portraiture, andafterwards himself adopting several of the great 73 74 Ube Hrt of tbe IFletberlano Galleries masters characteristics

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