A general dictionary of painters, revised, with additions |
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acquired admired afterwards agreeable altar-piece Amsterdam Andrea Annibale Caracci Antonio Antwerp architecture artist was born beauty Bologna born at Antwerp born at Bologna born at Florence born at Paris Caracci Caravaggio Carlo chiaro-oscuro Christ church of St Ciro Ferri colouring compositions copied Corregio Cremona death died disciple distinguished Domenichino Domenico draperies drawing Duke elegance eminent employed engraver esteemed etched excelled executed expression father Ferrara figures finished Florence Francesco Francis fresco gallery genius Genoa GIOVANNI BATTISTA grace grand Guercino Guido honour imitated instructed Italy John lived Madrid manner master merit Michel Angelo Milan Naples native city nature noble painted historical subjects painted portraits painter was born palace Paolo Paolo Veronese pencil performances Peter pieces Pietro Pietro da Cortona portrait painter practised principal pupil Raffaelle representing reputation Rome Rubens spirit studied style talents taste Tintoretto tion Titian touch tures Vander Vandyck Venice Virgin
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224 ページ - ... but as he was always attentive to the general effect, or whole together, I have often imagined that this unfinished manner contributed even to that striking resemblance for which his portraits are so remarkable.
491 ページ - The observations which he made on poetry, on life, and on everything about us, I applied to our art; with what success, others must judge. Perhaps an artist in his studies should pursue the same conduct; and, instead of patching up a particular work on the narrow plan of imitation, rather endeavour to acquire the art and power of thinking.
478 ページ - In a short time a new taste and new perceptions began to dawn upon me ; and I was convinced that I had originally formed a false opinion of the perfection of art, and that this great painter was well entitled to the high rank which he holds in the estimation of the world.
478 ページ - It has frequently happened, (says this great painter,) as I was informed by the keeper of the Vatican,' that many of those whom he had conducted through the various apartments of that edifice, when about to be dismissed, have asked for the works of...
281 ページ - Mr. Hogarth's dutiful respects to Lord . Finding that he does not mean to have the picture which was drawn for him, is informed again of Mr. Hogarth's necessity for the money. If, therefore, his Lordship does not send for it in three days it will be disposed of, with the addition of a tail, and some other little appendages, to Mr. Hare, the famous wild-beast man: Mr.
491 ページ - No man had, like him, the faculty of teaching inferior minds the art of thinking. Perhaps other men might have equal knowledge; but few were so communicative. His great pleasure was, to talk to those who looked up to him.
xviii ページ - If, says he, you take a man as he is made ' by Nature, and compare him with another who is the ' effect of Art, the work of Nature will always appear ' the less beautiful, because Art is more accurate than
494 ページ - His talents of every kind, powerful from nature, and not meanly cultivated by letters; his social virtues in all the relations, and all the habitudes of life, rendered him the centre of a very great and unparalleled variety of agreeable societies, which will be dissipated by his death. He had too much merit not to excite some jealousy, too much innocence to provoke any enmity.
xix ページ - To paint a fair one, it is necessary for 'me to see many fair ones; but because there is so ' great a scarcity of lovely women, I am constrained to * make use of one certain idea, which I have formed to
146 ページ - He understood how to distribute his lights in such a manner, as was wholly peculiar to himself, which gave a great force and great roundness to his figures. This manner consists in extending a large light, and then making it lose itself insensibly in the dark shadowings, which he placed out of the masses ; and those give them this...