Dutch Art, as Seen by a Layman (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Dutch Art, as Seen by a LaymanWe can trace in the works of the early Flemish painters a tendency to paint domestic subjects, and when freed from the necessity to paint for the clergy and the church, the true bent of the national art among the Dutch showed itself at once. The ma jority of the Spaniards devoted their energies to scriptural scenes, though when Velasquez painted con temporary scenes, they were usually some royal pa geant or battle scene. In Germany we have little beyond the portraits of Holbein and others, and it was not until Hogarth came that scenes of English life were portrayed. Amongst the Dutch artists-oi about this period we find Ruysdael, who has handeddown to us faithful representations of his native Haar lem seen from a distance. Hobbema has made us acquainted with the surroundings of Dutch cottage life in the seventeenth century, Cuyp gives us an ln sight into the affairs of the well-to-do classes, while Potter shows us the farm life of his time with a truth that has never been surpassed.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.