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Title: The Netherland galleries : being a history of the Dutch school of painting, illuminated and demonstrated by critical descriptions of the great paintings in the many galleries
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Preyer, David C. (David Charles), 1861-1913
Subjects: Art museums Painting
Publisher: Boston : St. Botolph Society
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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Dutch art and from its inherent strength of na-
tional character. Pieter Lastman (1583-1633)
journeyed as " A young man of great expectation
for art " to Italy, where he was greatly attracted
to Caravaggio for colour and light effects, and to
Adam Elsheimer for his attractive manner of
brushing and mythological subjects. Lastman ap-
plied these traits in the scriptural selections by him,
now in the Ryksmuseum. Rembrandt received
from him his only glimpse of Italian art during
the six months he was in Lastman's studio.
Another pupil of Elsheimer, Cornelis van Poe-
lenburg (1586-1667) remained faithful to his mas-
ter to the end. Of graceful style, his attractive
little panels fell greatly to the taste of his public.
His small cabinet pieces are spread far and wide,
but not in the Netherland galleries, for only two
are found in the Ryksmuseum. His work was
dainty, beautiful in line, clear and tender in light
effect, but giving more or less the impression of
effeminacy.
Only a few artists of this period remain who
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FRANS
HALS
THE PAINTER AND HIS WIFE
Plate VI
(See page 281)

Before Rembrandt 41

sought their training in Italy. Gerard van Hon-
thorst (1590-1656) followed more Caravaggio's
stronger touch than Elsheimer's finer brush. Ow-
ing to the strong light-contrasts of his night pieces,
whereof his " Soldier " in Rotterdam is an excel-
lent example, he was called Gerardo delta notte.
His paintings in Amsterdam and The Hague show
the wide range of his talents. Born in Utrecht, he
settled there on his return to the fatherland, but
made frequent visits to other places, even to Eng-
land, where several canvases remain. With a dif-
ferent early training he might have attained to far
greater eminence. One feels in his work how his
inherent broad, forceful manner was handicapped
by academic rules which he could not or would not
shake off. His portraits especially are cold and
thin. Of Leonard Bramer (1595-1674) the Ryks-
museum possesses the only example in the Nether-
land Galleries. His method of juxtaposing light
and shade are in Elsheimer's manner.
Roeland Savery (1576-1639), although born in

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