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. 1885 Excerpt: ...constituted "an independent" state, under the administration of the Archduke Albert, ex-Cardinal of Toledo, and his wife Isabel, daughter of Philip II. The Italian style of painting was fast invading the national style, and threatened to submerge it. The Roman flood had lately borne back Francken, Otto Vaenius, ...
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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. 1885 Excerpt: ...constituted "an independent" state, under the administration of the Archduke Albert, ex-Cardinal of Toledo, and his wife Isabel, daughter of Philip II. The Italian style of painting was fast invading the national style, and threatened to submerge it. The Roman flood had lately borne back Francken, Otto Vaenius, Coebergher, and strongly influenced Snellinck, Van Balen, Martin Pepyn. The grand portraitpainters of the last century, the minor painters of interiors, of village fairs and landscapes, had disappeared one after the other; some carried off by old age, others exiled by Spanish despotism. For, it must be owned, the arrival of Albert and Isabel brought to the Belgian provinces but an outward show of independence. The war was not ended, civic privileges were not restored, the agitation and uneasiness had not abated, nor were the executions stayed. Nevertheless, a certain calm had entered the mind of the people; thirty years of struggle and suffering had exhausted the country, and left such a bitter recollection of preceding governments, that it was content to rejoice over its present state and regard it as a comparative amelioration. This feeling was productive of some degree of popularity for Albert and Isabel. If they have succeeded in preserving this popularity, they owe it exclusively to the enlightened protection which language of Belgium, and under every domination had, on all sides, proclaimed the Flemish nationality great, noble, and undying in language. By honouring the painters, the daughter of Philip II. honoured the country at large, and at the same time saved her own and her husband's memory from the curse which Belgium hurled at her father and his lieutenants, and which has rested on their name for the last three centuries. Rubens ...
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Add this copy of The Flemish School of Painting to cart. $21.34, fair condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1885 by Cassell & Company.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Octavo. Bound in green cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and backstrip. Decorative front cover and blind stamped on back cover. Binding is cracked on inside, page edges are rough. Pages are clean and text is clear. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 800grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of The Flemish School of Painting; to cart. $50.41, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by Wentworth Press.
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Add this copy of The Flemish School of Painting-Ouvrage Couronne Par L to cart. $2,346.50, like new condition, Sold by BWS Bks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ferndale, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1885 by Cassell & Co., Limited.
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As New. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-AS NEW, THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE, CLEAN, UNMARKED, AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION--Text in English. 423 pages covering the history of Flemish painting from the 13th Century through 1884. Among the artists represented: Marinus, Van Dyck, Janssens, and many others. Black and white illustrations. --with a bonus offer--
