Studies in Pictures An Introduction to the Famous Galleries
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Just so with the bitumen-painted portraits of Eae- burn, some of which have darkened almost beyond recognition. The forehead curls of the beautiful " Mrs. Scott-Moncrieff, " at Edinburgh, have almost slipped over the eyes, owing to the running of the bitumen with which they were saturated. Bitumen will not dry on a canvas any more than on an asphalt pavement. And eventually it ruins whatever it touches, as you may see by some of the pictures of Wilkie or Opie, or even our own William Page. Some... of the works of Munkacsy, painted but a few years ago, are growing black almost beyond recogni- tion; and many a reckless modern painter, who de- lights in the way his brush slips through a bitumen background, is preparing his canvases for a speedy exit into darkness and oblivion.
Even a black underbasing sometimes plays havoc 28 STUDIES IN PICTURES with a picture by working through to the surface and disintegrating the upper pigments. Van Dyck fre- quently painted hands, with white cufrs at the wrists, over a background tliat he had carelessly brushed in with black, in connection perhaps with the painting of a black dress.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Just so with the bitumen-painted portraits of Eae- burn, some of which have darkened almost beyond recognition. The forehead curls of the beautiful " Mrs. Scott-Moncrieff, " at Edinburgh, have almost slipped over the eyes, owing to the running of the bitumen with which they were saturated. Bitumen will not dry on a canvas any more than on an asphalt pavement. And eventually it ruins whatever it touches, as you may see by some of the pictures of Wilkie or Opie, or even our own William Page. Some... of the works of Munkacsy, painted but a few years ago, are growing black almost beyond recogni- tion; and many a reckless modern painter, who de- lights in the way his brush slips through a bitumen background, is preparing his canvases for a speedy exit into darkness and oblivion.
Even a black underbasing sometimes plays havoc 28 STUDIES IN PICTURES with a picture by working through to the surface and disintegrating the upper pigments. Van Dyck fre- quently painted hands, with white cufrs at the wrists, over a background tliat he had carelessly brushed in with black, in connection perhaps with the painting of a black dress.
What to read after Studies in Pictures An Introduction to the Famous Galleries?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Van Dyke, John Charles, 1856-1932 to read onlineMoreLess
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