Identifier: artofnetherlandg00prey (find matches)
Title: 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
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Preyer, David C. (David Charles), 1861-1913
Subjects: Art museums Painting
Publisher: Boston : L.C. Page & Co.
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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217 CHAPTER X WALKS THROUGH THE GALLERIES THE RYKS MUSEUM The Art of the Ryks Museum at Amsterdamgives an almost complete review of Dutch art upto the latter half of the 19th century more or lesssystematically arranged. We enter the building on the right of the PassageWay and passing for the present the glass doorsthat give entrance to the first or ground floor, de-voted to Industrial Arts, etc., we ascend the stair-way which brings us to the large entrance Vestibule,extending along the entire middle front of thebuilding. The decoration of this beautiful foyeris harmonious. Fine art-windows, painted by W. J.Dixon, shed a subdued light. They represent alle-gorically Architecture, Painting and Sculpture.The floor is an immense mosaic, filled with sym-bolic figures, while numerous busts, sculptured fig-ures, and early i6th century tapestries make thefurnishing. Passing behind a screen, we enter the Gallery 2l8 wnalfts UbvowQb tbe (Balleries Q19 of Honour; so called because formerly it wa

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