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Title: Catalogue of the Ehrich Galleries collection of valuable paintings : by the masters of the classic Italian, Dutch, Flemish, English, Spanish, and French schools
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Fifth Avenue Art Galleries (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects: Ehrich Galleries
Publisher: New York
Contributing Library: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation

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intelligence of perspective and a conduct of aerial tint tha
tare indeed most admirable. Every great gallery of Europe pos-
sesses examples of Canaletto, and his works are prized by collec-tors because of their decorative quality.

ON THE GRAND CANAL

A solid floor of greenish-blue water, a less solid but robust
blue sky laced with clouds, and the Grand Canal of Venice as it
appeared in the early 18th century at one of its numerous turns——
this is one of those marines by the old lover of Venice who earned
his name, Canale or Canaletto, from his devotion to the queen city
of the lagoons. The ease and certainty of movement of the gon-
doliers, the details of the architecture such as the tall coping stone
of palazzi, the pinnacles bearing statues, the build of freight
barges and gondolas—these things add a touch of antiquarian
interest to a very beautiful, restful, and true view of the Grand
Canal. It has an almost classic air of balance and repose.
On canvas; height, 19¹/₄ inches; width, 31¹/₂ inches.

SUMMER AFTERNOON

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BALTHAZAR PAUL OMMEGANCK

1755–1826

65

DANIEL MYTENS

Dutch School
1590-1656
Mytens, born at The Hague towards the end of the 16th
century, went to England in the reign of James I,—and was made
court-painter by Charles I in 1625. He painted many of the
nobility, and Hampton Court contains several of his full-length
portraits of princes and princesses. Mytens was eclipsed in fame
and patronage only by Van Dyck, to whom, however, many of
the canvases of Mytens are attributed. Mytens returned to Hol-
land, where he lived and worked many years.

LORD WHARTON

The brilliant flesh tints and excellent work on collar and cuffs
strongly suggest that distinguished painter who caused Daniel
Mytens great trouble when he came to London. Fully wTorthy
of the brush of Van Dyck, this specimen of Mytens is a grand
decorative panel and has what Van Dyck rarely offered to sitters,
a carefully painted bit of background seen past the column to the
right. The table on the right is covered with a rich yellow and
black rug, which lends a sumptuous note to tha

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