DOI issue:
Nr. 198 (August 1913)
DOI article:Studio-Talk
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.43453#0176
Studio- Talk
Another masterpiece is the group entitled The
Governors of the St. Elizabeth Hospital at Haarlem,
of which a reproduction is also given. This canvas
measures 5 feet high and 8^- feet long, and is indeed
a triumph of portraiture. It was painted in the
year 1641 when the master was fifty-seven years old.
The colour-scheme here is much more sober than
in the earlier works, such as those just noted; but
for the green table-cloth it might almost be called
a black-and-white composition. At the time the
picture was painted the fashion in dress had changed,
and as Hofstede de Groot remarks, the master’s
taste had changed too. This group, as pointed out
by the writer just named, is one of the works
which reveal the unmistakable influence on Hals of
his great contemporary Rembrandt during a short
interval in his career, more especially, of course, in
regard to effects of lighting. The largest group of
all in the custody of the Town Council of Haarlem
is the one depicting the Officers and Under-Officers
of St. George’s Shooting Company (1639). This
work, which is nearly 14 feet long, contains nine-
teen portraits, the painter himself being among
them. R. N.
“BOAT-BUILDER” (wood) by GERHARD JANENSCH
(Neue Photographische Gesellschaft, Berlin)
“GUILT” (wood) BY GOTTHARD ’SONNENFELD
(Neue Photographische Gesellschaft, Berlin)
BERLIN.—The committee for
the promotion of wood-sculp-
ture recently arranged a most
attractive exhibition in the
Berlin Kiinstlerhaus. Artistic wood-
carving is a prominent feature in the
life of peasant communities in northern
and southern Germany, and as it was
one of the glories of fifteenth-century
culture, the endeavours to train worthy
followers of Riemenschneider and
Veit Stoss appear fully justified. The
wealth of fine wood in our forests, the
adaptability of this material in the hands
of the artist and its harmonious aspect
in the home are further factors which
have prompted the attempt to bring
about such a revival. The Berlin Hand-
werks-Kammer (Chamber of Artisans)
in conjunction with some prominent
sculptors opened a master-course for
wood-sculptors in 1911 and placed it
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Another masterpiece is the group entitled The
Governors of the St. Elizabeth Hospital at Haarlem,
of which a reproduction is also given. This canvas
measures 5 feet high and 8^- feet long, and is indeed
a triumph of portraiture. It was painted in the
year 1641 when the master was fifty-seven years old.
The colour-scheme here is much more sober than
in the earlier works, such as those just noted; but
for the green table-cloth it might almost be called
a black-and-white composition. At the time the
picture was painted the fashion in dress had changed,
and as Hofstede de Groot remarks, the master’s
taste had changed too. This group, as pointed out
by the writer just named, is one of the works
which reveal the unmistakable influence on Hals of
his great contemporary Rembrandt during a short
interval in his career, more especially, of course, in
regard to effects of lighting. The largest group of
all in the custody of the Town Council of Haarlem
is the one depicting the Officers and Under-Officers
of St. George’s Shooting Company (1639). This
work, which is nearly 14 feet long, contains nine-
teen portraits, the painter himself being among
them. R. N.
“BOAT-BUILDER” (wood) by GERHARD JANENSCH
(Neue Photographische Gesellschaft, Berlin)
“GUILT” (wood) BY GOTTHARD ’SONNENFELD
(Neue Photographische Gesellschaft, Berlin)
BERLIN.—The committee for
the promotion of wood-sculp-
ture recently arranged a most
attractive exhibition in the
Berlin Kiinstlerhaus. Artistic wood-
carving is a prominent feature in the
life of peasant communities in northern
and southern Germany, and as it was
one of the glories of fifteenth-century
culture, the endeavours to train worthy
followers of Riemenschneider and
Veit Stoss appear fully justified. The
wealth of fine wood in our forests, the
adaptability of this material in the hands
of the artist and its harmonious aspect
in the home are further factors which
have prompted the attempt to bring
about such a revival. The Berlin Hand-
werks-Kammer (Chamber of Artisans)
in conjunction with some prominent
sculptors opened a master-course for
wood-sculptors in 1911 and placed it
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