. Illustrated catalogue of the private collection of valuable paintings by the old masters and early English artists formed by the late Leon Hirsch of New York. uesky on the left. On a ledge below the high cliff of MountCarmel at the right stands the venerable prophet, in a yellowgown and bright red cloak, barefoot, bearded, and bald, witha hand extended in blessing over the Shunammite woman, whokneels with bowed head and clasped hands before him, an-nouncing the death of her son. She has reddish-yellow hairand wears a dark green jacket with a garnet girdle over herwhite underdress. Gehazi lea
. Illustrated catalogue of the private collection of valuable paintings by the old masters and early English artists formed by the late Leon Hirsch of New York. uesky on the left. On a ledge below the high cliff of MountCarmel at the right stands the venerable prophet, in a yellowgown and bright red cloak, barefoot, bearded, and bald, witha hand extended in blessing over the Shunammite woman, whokneels with bowed head and clasped hands before him, an-nouncing the death of her son. She has reddish-yellow hairand wears a dark green jacket with a garnet girdle over herwhite underdress. Gehazi leans over her and beyond him areseen a woman and an ass, while in the distance pine trees riseabove a wooded landscape and houses perch upon the edge ofa cliff. Below on the left runs a gray and white river, itscourse carrying it over a dam or spill-way. Dr. W. R. Valentiner, writing on November 24, 1910, said of this canvas: Thepicture representing Elisha and the woman has a genuine signature, which, as faras I can make it out, is that of W. Horst, 1657—the rare pupil of Rembrandt,two large paintings by whom are in the Kaiser Friedrich Museum at No. 18THE VIRGIN PRAYING SPANISH sc;hool No. 18SPANISH SCHOOL Spanish School: XVIth Ckntury THE VIRGIN PRAYING \ ^^ Height, ISi/o inches; width, 14 inches A PAINTING almost in the primitive manner, with an exquisitedelicacy and freshness of color, which has haffled the criticssince its discovery in a Cuban church; some have given it to theSpanish school, others to the Italian—all alike taken with itsbeauty. The Virgin is shown at half-length, facing front, herhead inclined slightly toward her right shoulder, her half-closed eyes gazing piously down, and her slender hands joinedin an attitude of jjrayer. A strong light from the left strikesbroadly upon the beautifid, girlish face and white throat, mak-ing a marked shadow between her chin and the flowing, golden-brown curls which fall at either side of the fair face to hershou
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