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...Dutch Painters of the Sixteenth Century," Dr. Kuhn, Fogg Museum...
...Dutch Painters of the Sixteenth Century," Dr. Kuhn, Fogg Museum...
...Introduction to the Flemish Art in Sixteenth Century," Dr. Kuhn, Fogg Museum...
...Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands the fifteenth century tradition continued into the sixteenth. The cutting became more elaborate but does not show the same change from the preceding century that one sees in the German book-illustrations. Spanish title-pages are still very fine. Many are heraldic, containing the only cut in the book. One of the best of the heraldic title-pages is in 'Aurem Opus', done in Valencia...
...decoration as well as illustration, the French cuts are perhaps the best in the sixteenth century. Decorative borders frequently adorn the page and cuts and text unite to form a more complete whole than in other countries, due perhaps to the influence of Geoffrey Tory. A large number of books shown are French. Among the most interesting may be mentioned "Entree ... Henri II ... en la ville ... de Paris", Paris, 1549, containing a fine equestrian portrait by Jean Goujon; Aesop, "Les Fables", Paris, 1542, a unique first edition; Homer, Les Dix Premiers Livres de I'lliade", Paris, 1545; Ovid, La Metamorphose...