The German, Flemish and Dutch schools of painting, part I and part II

Based on the handbook of Kugler re-modelled by the late Prof. Dr .Waagen and thoroughly revised and in part re-written by the late Sir Joseph A. Crowe in two parts.

Part I, hardcover, illustrated, 1911, 274 pages.
Part II, hardcover, illustrated, 1911, 311 pages.

Joseph A. Crowe

Published by John Murray , hardcover , illustrated

CONTENTS.

Preface
List of Illustrations

BOOK I.
A.D. 800-1250.
Chapter I—Early Christian Epoch. 800-1150 .. 1-13
Chapter II.—The Byzantine-Romanesque Epoch. 1150-1250 13-23

BOOK II.
ART OF THE MIDDLE AGES, 1250-1420.
Introduction.. 24
Chapter I.—The Period when Painting was principally restricted to the Illumination of Outlines 1250-1350 . . 25-31
Chapter II.—Development of Painting in its more independent character. 1350-1420 32-48

BOOK III.
ART OF THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY, 1420-1530.
Complete Development of Art in the Spirit of the Middle Ages.
Chapter I.—The Brothers Van Eyck 49-74
Chapter II.—School of Belgium till near the close of the fifteenth century 74-111
Chapter III.—The Early Flemish School, up to the period of its termination. 1490-1530 112-124
Chapter IV.—The German School, in its transition from the Style of the preceding period to the Realistic Tendency. 1420-1460 125-130
Chapter V.—The German Schools which adopted the Realistic Tendency of the Van Eycks. 1460-1500 130-150
Chapter VI.—The German Schools from 1500 to 1550 150 -229

BOOK IV.
ITALO-FLEMINGS. 1530-1600.
Deterioration of Art, as regards Historical Painting, arising from the imitation of the Italians. Further development of other classes of Painting—Genre, Landscapes, etc.

Chapter I—Painting in the Netherlands 230-266
Chapter II.—Painting in Germany 266-274

BOOK V.
THE FLEMISH AND DUTCH REVIVALS. 1600-1690.
Second Development of Northern Feeling for Art.
Chapter I.—Introduction. Rubens 275-291
Chapter II.—The Contemporaries and Scholars of Rubens 291-347
Chapter III.—The Dutch School. The Influence of the Italian Naturalisti, and of Rubens' Style of Art 347-362
Chapter IV.—Rembrandt Van Ryn 363-374
Chapter V.—Scholars and Followers of Rembrandt 375-393
Chapter VI.—The Painters of Genre 394-514
Chapter VII—The Painters of Plants, Fruits, and Still Life 515-520
Chapter VIII.—The German Painters of this Period 523-533

BOOK VI.
THE DECLINE OF ART. 1700-1810.
Introduction 534-535
Chapter I.—The Flemish School 535-538
Chapter II.—The Dutch School 539-551
Chapter III.—The German School 551-568
INDEX 569-586