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Singleton Esther. The Standard Galleries - Holland
The Standard Galleries - Holland
Table of Contents
HOLLAND
THE STANDARD GALLERIES
HOLLAND
BY
ESTHER SINGLETON
Author of "Dutch and Flemish Furniture, " "Great Pictures. Described by Great Writers, " etc., etc. WITH FORTY-SIX ILLUSTRATIONS
CHICAGO. A. C. MCCLURG & CO. 1908
Copyright. A. C. McClurg & Co. 1908. Entered at Stationers' Hall, London, England. All rights reserved. Published October 10, 1908. THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A. Preface
Galleries Included
Illustrations
The Hague Gallery
The Rijks Museum
The Stedelijk Museum, the Town Hall, Haarlem and the Boijmans Museum
The Standard Galleries. of Holland
THE HAGUE GALLERY
THE OLD MAURITSHUIS
THE RIJKS MUSEUM
THE WAY TO THE RIJKS
THE STEDELIJK MUSEUM
THE TOWN HALL, HAARLEM
FROM AMSTERDAM TO HAARLEM
THE BOIJMANS MUSEUM, ROTTERDAM
THE MUSEUM'S ORIGIN AND GROWTH
THE END
INDEX
FOOTNOTES:
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Esther Singleton
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The Vijver Lake.—But while we have been talking of the past history of the Mauritshuis and its treasures, we have failed to notice the Vijver, a pretty lake bordered with trees and dotted with islands, the haunt of swans and other waterfowl—descendants, perhaps, of Hondecoeter's and Weenix's models—that float upon its glassy surface, and cut through those quiet reflections of the long line of picturesque buildings, including the Mauritshuis. The long quay on the other side is the favorite and fashionable promenade of The Hague. We must note the Vijver, because it has been an attractive subject for Dutch painters of all periods; and the traveller will frequently see representations of it. One of the most recent is Klinkenberg's View of the Vijver at The Hague, which was presented to Boijman's Museum in 1876, by the Rotterdam Society for Promoting Art. The Mauritshuis is represented on the right. And now, having looked at this building from across the Vijver, we will pass to the entrance.
Paucity of Foreign Pictures in Dutch Galleries.—The Dutch galleries differ from many other great European galleries, such as the National Gallery, the Louvre, the Hermitage, and the big German galleries, by being devoted almost exclusively to works of the Dutch and Flemish masters. Pictures of foreign schools are insignificant in number and of very slight importance. The foreign pictures in the Mauritshuis can be dismissed in a few words.
