. Art thoughts : the experiences and observations of an American amateur in Europe. CHAPTER VIII. ENGLISH U^ OWHERE are the generic distiDctions of Protestant3 and Catholic art more obvious than in England^ and Spain. Holland and Spain were contemporariesy in the best periods of their schools, both vehementlymaterialistic in feeling, though differing widely inother respects ; Dutchmen painting with beaver-like instincts,while Spaniards imparted to their brushes somewhat of theirown sombre grandiloquence of speech and flow of passion. Thesavings bank principle of accumulation by a series
. Art thoughts : the experiences and observations of an American amateur in Europe. CHAPTER VIII. ENGLISH U^ OWHERE are the generic distiDctions of Protestant3 and Catholic art more obvious than in England^ and Spain. Holland and Spain were contemporariesy in the best periods of their schools, both vehementlymaterialistic in feeling, though differing widely inother respects ; Dutchmen painting with beaver-like instincts,while Spaniards imparted to their brushes somewhat of theirown sombre grandiloquence of speech and flow of passion. Thesavings bank principle of accumulation by a series of little in-Generaiig- dustrics and assiduous toil, always excepting Rem-Isng^sh^art Brandts grand manner, chiefly obtains in the Dutchin Europe. manner. In the Spanish there is the reverse pro-cess of producing imposing general or specific effects by alarge touch and direct stroke looking steadily at a final success,disdainful of wayside finish and distracting side-play of English school, without arriving at the summit of technicalexcellence of either of the others, partakes in its extremes so
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