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P.S. (from Mr. Schnook)
My apologies to disciples of Rubens and Gainsborough.
Anyone who can paint a blacksmith's son to be "The Blue Boy" is a supreme portraitist -- my hat's always off to Gainsborough.
And as long as we are on the topic of color, I must acknowledge Rubens as unsurpassed -- perhaps unequalled -- as a colorist.
On topic, Rubens succeeded magnificently with a black, red, and yellow palette oftentimes set against a vivid blue sky -- satisfying both the critics and the public.
I just don't care for the "blue bearded" women in SOME old portraits (by them and others).
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