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Title: Valuable paintings by the old masters of the northern and southern schools
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: American Art Association
Subjects: Nicolas Riabouchinsky Prince Golinicheff Koutousoff
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Contributing Library: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation

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1632 or 1(>:J8; 15(58â1025 No. 5âMADONNA AND CHILD WITH ANGELS (Panel) Height, l01/> indies; length, 13 inches The landscape, painted by Jan Brueghel, presents intones of green and bine a sylvan glade, bordered on theright by water, which extends to a woody bank, sur-mounted by blue hills. Against the water appear twored-breasted birds, perched on twigs in the foreground,while a third is similarly depicted on the left of the com-position beside a leafy bank. Under the shelter of fol-iage in the center sits the Virgin, clad in a rosy robewith a blue drapery across her lap. On this stands theChild, turning with eager hands toward a dish of fruit,offered by an angel kneeling at the left. The latter isfancifully attired in a yellow silk gown, fluttering abovea red skirt. Another angel kneels behind her. The headsof Madonna and Child are distinguished by nimbi of suf-fused glory; and flowers, dear to the Virginâforget-me-nots, pink and white rosesâlie scattered at her feet.
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No. 6THE CRUCIFIXION BY MARCELLUS KOFFERMANS MARCELLUS KOFFERMANS Admitted fixe master of the Guild of S. Luke in Antwerp, 1549. No. &âTHE CRUCIFIXION 0 (Panel) Height, 13% inches; width, 10% inches The Saviour, on a cross bearing the monogramI.N.R.I. hangs between the T-shaped crosses on whichare suspended the two thieves, the impenitent one beingdistinguished on the right by the contortion of his limbs.The figures are tinged with brownish tones, which alsoare employed in the landscape and a view of Jerusalemwith turreted walls and a domed temple. The sky is over-cast with dark gray stormy clouds. The Magdalen, robedin white, kneels with her arms around the Saviours cross,holding a dove-gray drapery that descends over the lowerpart of her figure. As if invoking pardon for the sin-ner, the Virgin stands at the left, shrouded in a black-ish-blue mantle, while on the Saviours right S. Johnalso stands in pleading attitude with arms extended to-ward the Magdalen. The expression of d

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