Handbook of the Arts of the Middle Ages and Renaissance: As Applied to the Decoration of Furniture, Arms, Jewels, &c. &c |
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... PAINTERS . By C. R. LESLIE , R. A. Woodcuts . Post 8vo . 10s . 6d . V. LIFE OF THOMAS STOTHARD , R.A. By MRS . BRAY . With Portrait and 70 Illustrative Woodcuts . 4to . 218 . VI . AN ILLUSTRATED HANDBOOK OF ARCHITECTURE OF ALL AGES AND ...
... PAINTERS . By C. R. LESLIE , R. A. Woodcuts . Post 8vo . 10s . 6d . V. LIFE OF THOMAS STOTHARD , R.A. By MRS . BRAY . With Portrait and 70 Illustrative Woodcuts . 4to . 218 . VI . AN ILLUSTRATED HANDBOOK OF ARCHITECTURE OF ALL AGES AND ...
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... painter ; sculp . sculptor ; Swe . Swedish ; Ven . Venetian . ABBON , golds . of Limoges , 206 Acier , François , Fr. sculp . 323 Agnolo of Siena , It . sculp . 23 , 153 , 165 , 238 Agnolo , Luca , It . golds . 260 Agostino , of Siena ...
... painter ; sculp . sculptor ; Swe . Swedish ; Ven . Venetian . ABBON , golds . of Limoges , 206 Acier , François , Fr. sculp . 323 Agnolo of Siena , It . sculp . 23 , 153 , 165 , 238 Agnolo , Luca , It . golds . 260 Agostino , of Siena ...
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... painter . From a miniature of the XVth century . ( Imp . Lib . , Paris . ) A female artist is represented in the act of painting a statue of the Virgin . The subject is interesting , as showing us the implements used at that period in ...
... painter . From a miniature of the XVth century . ( Imp . Lib . , Paris . ) A female artist is represented in the act of painting a statue of the Virgin . The subject is interesting , as showing us the implements used at that period in ...
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... painter of the XVth century . From a MS . in the Imp . Lib . , Paris . In his right hand he holds a brush , with which he is painting a picture of the Virgin and Child , which , from being framed , suggests the idea of being painted on ...
... painter of the XVth century . From a MS . in the Imp . Lib . , Paris . In his right hand he holds a brush , with which he is painting a picture of the Virgin and Child , which , from being framed , suggests the idea of being painted on ...
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... painter , in the beginning of the reign of Louis XIV . not only imitated the lacquer of China and Japan , but discovered a varnish or lacquer which he applied upon wood and copper . With his pretty paintings he decorated snuff- boxes ...
... painter , in the beginning of the reign of Louis XIV . not only imitated the lacquer of China and Japan , but discovered a varnish or lacquer which he applied upon wood and copper . With his pretty paintings he decorated snuff- boxes ...
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