. The art of 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 . ular among his contemporaneous brethrenof the brush. His son Willem van Mieris (1662-1747), who formed himself entirely on his fathersexample, did not equal him in colour or chose his subjects among small tradespeople. More elaborate than van Mieris was one of Donspupils, Pieter Cornelisz. van Slingeland (1640-1691), of whom it was said that he spent fouryears to paint a lace jabot. No matter how
. The art of 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 . ular among his contemporaneous brethrenof the brush. His son Willem van Mieris (1662-1747), who formed himself entirely on his fathersexample, did not equal him in colour or chose his subjects among small tradespeople. More elaborate than van Mieris was one of Donspupils, Pieter Cornelisz. van Slingeland (1640-1691), of whom it was said that he spent fouryears to paint a lace jabot. No matter how de-tailed, his artistry was very choice and found a talented follower for his compositionswith candle and lamp light in Godfried Schalcken(1643-1706). The greater part of his life he spentat Dordrecht, although he was employed for sometime in England by King William HI, and at Diis-seldorf by the Elector Johann Wilhelm. Besideshis candlelight genre he painted several daylighteffects, and also some larger portraits. He coulddraw well, but the smooth, polished surface of hisworks is unpleasant, and the labour bestowed uponthem too obvious. Less noted was a fellow pupil,. XCbe Ocntc painters 113 Dominictis van Tol (1635-1676), of whom noth-ing is known. The Six collection and the Leydenmuseum have characteristic little genres o-f hisbrush. At first apprenticed to van den Tempel,we find Arie de Vois (1631-1680) soon underDons tuition. His examples in the Ryksmuseumand the Mauritshuis indicate his witty drawing andclear colour scheme. He married rich, whichcaused him to neglect his easel for some time, butchanged circumstances compelled him, after tenyears of dawdling, to take up again his palette andbrushes. One of the greatest masters of the Dutch schoolnow claims our attention. Jan Steen (1626-1679),with Hals and Ruisdael, is one of the trio who fillthe second step below Rembrandts supremacy, asa goodly company crowds the step below not Reynolds compare him
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