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SIR CULLING EAEDLEY'S COLLECTION : Letter V.
another an olive-branch, a third roses, and the fourth another
flower; on the left, above, are two more angels, one holding up
a lily. About 10 ft. high, 8 ft. wide. This picture is one of the
most admirable of MurihVs many representations of this subject.
The effect is striking and peculiar for this reason, that the Virgin's
figure, which is kept in a delicate silvery tone, is seen in contrast
to the warm but very broken tones of the surrounding glory,
while the angels, in a clear, subdued, and delicately warm colour,
partially resembling peach-blossom, form an agreeable transition
between the two. At the same time the execution is very careful,
and the white robes and intense blue of the mantle are modelled
with masterly power.
2. The Flight into Egypt. The Virgin, seated on an ass, is
looking tenderly upon the sleeping Infant, while Joseph holds his
staff with the left hand over his shoulder, and guides the animal
with the right. The sky of the landscape background is dark.
About 8 ft, high, 6 ft. wide. This picture is quite an exception
to the usual style of the master, and is particularly characteristic
of the whole tendency of the Spanish school; for the very indi-
vidual heads of the Virgin and Joseph show affinity in the eleva-
tion of expression to the Italian school, while the ass is treated
with the vigour and circumstantial truth of the Netherlandish
masters. The forms are decided, but soft, and rendered in a warm
and clear tone. The head of the Child is a model of truth of
nature.
Jan Weenix.—Dead animals, comprising a white fox, a wolf,
and some wild ducks ; near them is seated a large dog in the act
of barking ; in the air is a wild duck flying. The landscape is of
a darker tone ; the dog is of great animation, and the other
animals of rare truth. The treatment is throughout masterly.
Vandyck.—1. A family picture : the mother in a black silk
dress, with a full white ruff, is holding a very well-fed baby on her
lap, which is looking round at the father, seated by, and taken
almost full front. The background consists of a red curtain and a
dark landscape. This fine picture was probably executed soon
after the return of Vandyck from Italy. The somewhat heavy,
reddish-brown tone in the head of the Child, and the hands of the
man, as also the colour and treatment of the curtain, recall his
works undertaken in Genoa, while the very animated heads of
SIR CULLING EAEDLEY'S COLLECTION : Letter V.
another an olive-branch, a third roses, and the fourth another
flower; on the left, above, are two more angels, one holding up
a lily. About 10 ft. high, 8 ft. wide. This picture is one of the
most admirable of MurihVs many representations of this subject.
The effect is striking and peculiar for this reason, that the Virgin's
figure, which is kept in a delicate silvery tone, is seen in contrast
to the warm but very broken tones of the surrounding glory,
while the angels, in a clear, subdued, and delicately warm colour,
partially resembling peach-blossom, form an agreeable transition
between the two. At the same time the execution is very careful,
and the white robes and intense blue of the mantle are modelled
with masterly power.
2. The Flight into Egypt. The Virgin, seated on an ass, is
looking tenderly upon the sleeping Infant, while Joseph holds his
staff with the left hand over his shoulder, and guides the animal
with the right. The sky of the landscape background is dark.
About 8 ft, high, 6 ft. wide. This picture is quite an exception
to the usual style of the master, and is particularly characteristic
of the whole tendency of the Spanish school; for the very indi-
vidual heads of the Virgin and Joseph show affinity in the eleva-
tion of expression to the Italian school, while the ass is treated
with the vigour and circumstantial truth of the Netherlandish
masters. The forms are decided, but soft, and rendered in a warm
and clear tone. The head of the Child is a model of truth of
nature.
Jan Weenix.—Dead animals, comprising a white fox, a wolf,
and some wild ducks ; near them is seated a large dog in the act
of barking ; in the air is a wild duck flying. The landscape is of
a darker tone ; the dog is of great animation, and the other
animals of rare truth. The treatment is throughout masterly.
Vandyck.—1. A family picture : the mother in a black silk
dress, with a full white ruff, is holding a very well-fed baby on her
lap, which is looking round at the father, seated by, and taken
almost full front. The background consists of a red curtain and a
dark landscape. This fine picture was probably executed soon
after the return of Vandyck from Italy. The somewhat heavy,
reddish-brown tone in the head of the Child, and the hands of the
man, as also the colour and treatment of the curtain, recall his
works undertaken in Genoa, while the very animated heads of