This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 Excerpt: ...stirring of subjects. The mechanical work is executed to perfection, but it is like Pygmalion's statue, beautiful but soulless. Sir Joshua Reynolds says of Rubens, " He is the best workman with his tools that ever managed a pencil;" and Coleridge remarks of him, that " So long as he confines himself to space, and ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 Excerpt: ...stirring of subjects. The mechanical work is executed to perfection, but it is like Pygmalion's statue, beautiful but soulless. Sir Joshua Reynolds says of Rubens, " He is the best workman with his tools that ever managed a pencil;" and Coleridge remarks of him, that " So long as he confines himself to space, and outward figure--to the mere animal man with animal passions--he is, I may say, a god among painters. His Satyrs, Silenuses, lions, tigers, and dogs are godlike; but the moment he attempts anything involving or presuming the spiritual, his gods or goddesses, his nymphs and heroes, become beasts, absolute unmitigated beasts." It is interesting to notice the contrast afforded by Rubens to the masters of the Dutch School with whom he was cotemporary. Although having some superficial resemblance, the sources from which the Flemish master drew his subjects, and the aims which he had in view, are totally different from those of the Dutchmen. Rubens, living in the Spanish Netherlands, where the Roman Catholic faith remained the religion of the country, represents in his pictures the historic school of the old faith; whilst the art of Holland, springing into life with the birth of national freedom, depicts scenes of every-day life; and their religion, when there is any, is the religion of the Reformation. In speaking briefly of the chief works of Rubens, we come first to the Descent from the Cross, in Antwerp Cathedral (Fig. 43). We find in this wonderful work perfect unity, and a nobler conception and more finished execution than usual. Of the colouring it is needless to speak. But even here in this masterpiece we notice the absence of spirituality. The dead Christ is an unidealized study, magnificently painted and drawn, but unredeemed ...
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