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Letter XVII.
NETHERLANDISH SCHOOLS.
237
Netherlandish Schools.
Of the pictures of the 15th and 16th centuries belonging to this
school are,—
The Mass of St. Gregory—here attributed, without the slightest
grounds, to John Van Eyck: a good and interesting picture of
the Dutch school of the latter half of the fifteenth century.
A male portrait, erroneously called a Holbein, a good transpa
rently painted picture of the close of the 15th century.
Herri de Bles, called Civetta.—1. A Pieta, here attributed
to Albert Durer, one of Civetta's most delicate works.
2. An Adoration of the Shepherds, falsely inscribed with the
monogram of " Albrecht Durer," is also by Civetta.
Jan Mostaert.—Christ on the Mount of Olives, with a rich
landscape. A picture of delicate feeling and careful execution.
Rembrandt.—1. The Preaching of St. John in the Wilder-
ness, as cleverly composed as it is admirably executed. From the
Fesch Gallery.
2. A male portrait of considerable size, formerly at Stowe;
clear in colouring and very carefully carried out.
Carel Fabritius.—A male portrait. The animated concep-
tion and spirited treatment prove that this rare painter formed
himself after Frank Hals, whom, however, he surpasses in warmth
and transparency of colour. His early and terrible death was a
loss to art. He lost his life in 1654, at the age of thirty, by the
explosion of a powder-magazine in his native town of Delft.
Teniers.—1. Christ crowned with thorns, a rich composition
of great power of colouring and admirably executed.
2. A woman with a cat on her lap, mice playing around;
house-utensils, kettles, troughs, &c.; excellently painted in cool
tones.
Jan Steen.—A man and a woman sleeping in the open air; a
picture of inferior quality.
Albert Cuyp.—Of several pictures here ascribed to this master
I will only mention a large one with cattle in the foreground in
evening light. It does not belong, however, to his best works. The
tone of the distance, especially of the rocks, is too uniformly red.
Jacob Ruysdael.—A small winter landscape, a genuine pic-
ture, but too heavy and dark in tone.
NETHERLANDISH SCHOOLS.
237
Netherlandish Schools.
Of the pictures of the 15th and 16th centuries belonging to this
school are,—
The Mass of St. Gregory—here attributed, without the slightest
grounds, to John Van Eyck: a good and interesting picture of
the Dutch school of the latter half of the fifteenth century.
A male portrait, erroneously called a Holbein, a good transpa
rently painted picture of the close of the 15th century.
Herri de Bles, called Civetta.—1. A Pieta, here attributed
to Albert Durer, one of Civetta's most delicate works.
2. An Adoration of the Shepherds, falsely inscribed with the
monogram of " Albrecht Durer," is also by Civetta.
Jan Mostaert.—Christ on the Mount of Olives, with a rich
landscape. A picture of delicate feeling and careful execution.
Rembrandt.—1. The Preaching of St. John in the Wilder-
ness, as cleverly composed as it is admirably executed. From the
Fesch Gallery.
2. A male portrait of considerable size, formerly at Stowe;
clear in colouring and very carefully carried out.
Carel Fabritius.—A male portrait. The animated concep-
tion and spirited treatment prove that this rare painter formed
himself after Frank Hals, whom, however, he surpasses in warmth
and transparency of colour. His early and terrible death was a
loss to art. He lost his life in 1654, at the age of thirty, by the
explosion of a powder-magazine in his native town of Delft.
Teniers.—1. Christ crowned with thorns, a rich composition
of great power of colouring and admirably executed.
2. A woman with a cat on her lap, mice playing around;
house-utensils, kettles, troughs, &c.; excellently painted in cool
tones.
Jan Steen.—A man and a woman sleeping in the open air; a
picture of inferior quality.
Albert Cuyp.—Of several pictures here ascribed to this master
I will only mention a large one with cattle in the foreground in
evening light. It does not belong, however, to his best works. The
tone of the distance, especially of the rocks, is too uniformly red.
Jacob Ruysdael.—A small winter landscape, a genuine pic-
ture, but too heavy and dark in tone.