Geschichte der malerei
Geschichte der Malerei is a German-language survey of the history of painting by the art historian Richard Muther, published in Leipzig by K. Grethlein in 1909 for students and general readers of art. Its plates are halftone reproductions of Renaissance paintings and drawings, showing religious and mythological scenes with figures in architectural or landscape settings, and a designer might take from them the classical poses, drapery folds and the contrast of soft modelling against dark backgrounds.
