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5. Another example, of [[strikethrough]] another masterly [[/strikethrough]] a profound approach to realism is the Rembrandt beef in the Louvre. Here is subject matter which in terms of nature would be considered base and unworthy but in terms of the Art of Rembrandt rises to a plane of emotional ecstasy [[strikethrough]] the equivalent of [[/strikethrough]] no less than that aroused by a Pieta [[strikethrough]] by the [[/strikethrough]] or an annuciation. Rembrandt presents his subject [[strikethrough]] th [[/strikethrough]] by means [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] entirely different from those employed by Holbein, but arrives at a similar presentation of profound truths seen through his eyes. 

The Rembrandt arrives through generalities and a clue given the observer to explore through imagination, who is stimulated to contribute to the picture. The Holbein makes its statement with the utmost precision [[strikethrough]] an accounting for [[/strikethrough]]