The Art of the Berlin Galleries Giving a History of the Kaiser Friedrich Museum
The Art of the Berlin Galleries Giving a History of the Kaiser Friedrich Museum
Preyer, David Charles, 1861-
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Far better is his portrait of the builder Scamozzi- (375). The facile potboiler and gambler Guido Reni (1575-1642) painted in his early years a few pic- tures which show more strength of character than he possessed later. His large altarpiece, " The Hermits Paul and Anthony in the Desert " (373), although by no means of excessive merit, still shows serious purpose. The story concerns the legend of St. Anthony who after seventy-five years of penance considered himself the oldest hermit, when by ...divine direction he visited St. Paul who for ninety years had been living in a cave, and whom he now acknowledged as his master. The raven who daily brought to Paul half a loaf now comes with a whole loaf to welcome the guest. Anthony wears the robe of his cloister-order, while Paul's 130 Ube Brt of tbe Berlin Galleries nakedness is loosely covered by a voluminous yellow mantle. Floating just above their heads, on a heavy cloud, is the Madonna holding the Child, surrounded by playing putti. The whole is vigorously worked with strong light and shade.
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