The Art of the Metropolitan Museum of New York Giving a Descriptive And Critica
The Art of the Metropolitan Museum of New York Giving a Descriptive And Critica
Preyer, David Charles, 1861-
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Of Daniel My tens (about 1590-1656) we find a life size portrait of " Charles I, " in the Hearn collection, one of several which he painted during his sojourn in England, where he imitated van Dyck, assuming also to be his rival in royal favour. Not succeeding in this he speedily returned to The Hague. His work outdid van Dyck's in its apparent effort to please — he cer- 144 Ube Hrt of tbe /iDetropolttan /iDuseum tainly bestowed greater care on the accessories of costume and the like. CorneHs J...anssen van Ceulen (1590-1664) also went to England, where he remained for thirty- years, painting a large number of portraits in van Dyck's manner, and acquiring a certain finesse of pose, as may be seen in his half-length " Portrait of a Lady. " He is weakest in his flesh-tones, which are pallid, the shadows being a lifeless gray. After his return to Holland he improved greatly under Rembrandt's influence. Abraham (not Adrian) de Vries (1601-1650) belonged to the Leyden Guild, but later found his domicile in The Hague, where this '' Portrait of a Dutch Gentleman " was painted.
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