. Florence and her treasures. THE PITTI GALLERY 199 One of the painters best works. He has treated his sub-ject with a vigour and impressiveness rarely met with in theart of his day. The peaceful landscape contrasts sharplywith the dramatic scene. No. 9. Rubens. Ulysses a?id Nausicda. The adventure of the Grecian King plays but a minorpart in this vast composition, which has afforded the artistfull scope for his romantic fancy. A bustling seaportstretches far inland ; shipping flecks the summer sea withwhite wings, and Rubens genius seems to have divined theIonian coast-line where rocky headla
. Florence and her treasures. THE PITTI GALLERY 199 One of the painters best works. He has treated his sub-ject with a vigour and impressiveness rarely met with in theart of his day. The peaceful landscape contrasts sharplywith the dramatic scene. No. 9. Rubens. Ulysses a?id Nausicda. The adventure of the Grecian King plays but a minorpart in this vast composition, which has afforded the artistfull scope for his romantic fancy. A bustling seaportstretches far inland ; shipping flecks the summer sea withwhite wings, and Rubens genius seems to have divined theIonian coast-line where rocky headlands are interspersedwith verdant slopes, dotted with villages and homesteads nest-ling amid chestnut and oak forests. No. 11. Jac. Ponte (II Bassano). The Martyrdom ofS. Catherine. A fine painting, brilliantly coloured. Note the touchingattitude of the Saint. No. 13. Matteo Rosselli. The Triumph of David. A characteristic example of the soulless religious art of thelater Florentine school. No. 14. Rubens. The Return of the Ha
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