. 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. No. 44VORTUAIT OF A MAN BY CORNELIS JANSSEN VANCEULEN No. 44GORNELIS JANSSEN VAN GEULEN Dutch: 1590—1665 PORTRAIT OF A MAN Height, 29 inches; width, 251/0 inches 1) ,^ The sitter is a man of sharp and somewhat sunken features,as though elderly or of impaired vitality, yet of keen eye, andwith a mass of rich chestnut-brown hair, if vanity and thefashion of his day have not given him a wig. His complexionis saved from the sallow by a per
. 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. No. 44VORTUAIT OF A MAN BY CORNELIS JANSSEN VANCEULEN No. 44GORNELIS JANSSEN VAN GEULEN Dutch: 1590—1665 PORTRAIT OF A MAN Height, 29 inches; width, 251/0 inches 1) ,^ The sitter is a man of sharp and somewhat sunken features,as though elderly or of impaired vitality, yet of keen eye, andwith a mass of rich chestnut-brown hair, if vanity and thefashion of his day have not given him a wig. His complexionis saved from the sallow by a pervasive warm tinge, and aslight sandy-blond mustache faintly covers his thin upper is shown head and chest, facing the right, three-quartersfront, against a background of deep olive verging at the leftupon olive-yellow, and the light is evenly distributed upon hisfeatures. His apparel is heavy material of a red-brown tone,chestnut-red in the shadows of the folds, the coat buttoningto the neck, where an ornate lace collar comes into view, heldtight to the neck by a jewel of No. 45JAN SGOOREL Dutch: 1495—1562THE ADORATION OF THE KINGS ,_^/) (The Central Panel of a Triptych) Height, 33^/4 inches; width, 231/2 inches Before an elaborate architectural mass of classic ruins, ofpink, white and brown-hued marble, in sunshine and shadow,the Virgin on the left, sandaled and in green flowing robes,kneels at the head of the Christ, who lies on a wliite draperyspread over a straw-covered cot. Behind her Melchior in mag-nificent jeweled robes leans over her shoulder, tendering hisgifts. At the left men with helmets and battle-axes press for-ward through an archway. At the feet of the Child, near thecenter of the composition, Balthasar kneels in adoration, hispresent deposited on the floor at his side, while back of himCaspar in red and green waits with his rich cup which a re-tainer aids him to support. On the floor in the foreground arebroken columns and entablatures and a
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