Identifier: artofdresdengall00addi (find matches)
Title: The art of the Dresden gallery; notes and observations upon the old and modern masters and paintings in the royal collection
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Addison, Julia de Wolf Gibbs, 1866-
Subjects: Gemäldegalerie (Dresden, Germany) Painting -- History Painting -- Germany History
Publisher: Boston : L.C. Page & Company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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picture by Murillo inMunich of two girls sitting in the street countingmoney. This is interesting chiefly as showing theother side of this highly spiritual artist, who neverpainted high life, popularly so called; he eitherchose the slums or the heavens! Sir David Wilkiepronounced that for female and infantile beautyhe is the Correggio of Spain. Murillos Death of St. Clara is a delicious paint-ing. The colour is exquisite: beautiful rich whites,a celestial blue, and a delicate red are the predom-inating tones. It is one of the loveliest Murillos outof Spain. It was only obtained for this gallery in1894, being purchased from the Earl of Dudley.The composition, although almost in the form of aprocession, is not at all stiff. The Saint lies on herpallet at the left, where the background is dark,and the faces of the attendant friars come only intothe light in salient points. The Virgin Martyrs,robed in creamy draperies, approach as in a vision,each bearing a palm. Christ leads the crowned
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MURILLO. — DEATH OF ST. CLARA (dETAII.) Spanisb /IDasters 131 Madonna in the midst. The figure of the martyrnearest the bed, stooping to adjust the coverlet, isof surpassing grace. The heads and faces are allextremely beautiful. No more satisfactory exampleof Murillo could be seen than this majestic work.He is at his best, — graceful, yet restrained; un-affected, yet brimming with celestial imaginings.The possession of this treasure makes up for thefact that the Madonna and Child, No. 705, onthe adjoining wall, is inferior to most of Mu-rillos Virgins. It is not so strong nor so char-acteristic as those in the National Gallery in Lon-don. The picture of St. Rodriguez, to whom an angelis bringing a wreath, is interesting. It is the studyof a figure in full ecclesiastical vestments — a de-lightful example of Church embroideries! Hestands firmly and simply, his eyes cast up, whilea little Cupid-like cherub descends from the sky.There are no accessories in the picture, except abalus

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