The Historic Gallery of Portraits and Paintings: Or, Biographical Review, Volume 2Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1808 - Biography |
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... Rubens . Venus , Vulcan , and the Loves - - J. Romano . Count Roger kneeling before St. Bruno - Le Sueur . St. Bruno distributing his Wealth among the Poor Ditto . St. Bruno on his Knees before the Crucifix Ditto . A River God and a ...
... Rubens . Venus , Vulcan , and the Loves - - J. Romano . Count Roger kneeling before St. Bruno - Le Sueur . St. Bruno distributing his Wealth among the Poor Ditto . St. Bruno on his Knees before the Crucifix Ditto . A River God and a ...
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... Rubens and Vandyck . It was from the works of the first of those painters , that Teniers derived that truth of design and admirable greatness of colouring , for which he is so remarkable . He is , in fact , Rubens in miniature ; there ...
... Rubens and Vandyck . It was from the works of the first of those painters , that Teniers derived that truth of design and admirable greatness of colouring , for which he is so remarkable . He is , in fact , Rubens in miniature ; there ...
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... Rubens , which was , that strong oppositions were not always necessary to produce a fine effect in a picture ; and that observation Rubens knew infallibly to be just , from his shading the colouring and tints of Titian with accuracy and ...
... Rubens , which was , that strong oppositions were not always necessary to produce a fine effect in a picture ; and that observation Rubens knew infallibly to be just , from his shading the colouring and tints of Titian with accuracy and ...
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... Rubens and Vandyck . It was from the works of the first of those painters , that Teniers derived that truth of design and admirable greatness of colouring , for which he is so remarkable . He is , in fact , Rubens in miniature ; there ...
... Rubens and Vandyck . It was from the works of the first of those painters , that Teniers derived that truth of design and admirable greatness of colouring , for which he is so remarkable . He is , in fact , Rubens in miniature ; there ...
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... Rubens undoubtedly possessed a more ardent genius and a more fertile ima- gination ; he designed with more classical ... Rubens , made him earnestly desire to place himself under the guidance of that illustrious man . Rubens ...
... Rubens undoubtedly possessed a more ardent genius and a more fertile ima- gination ; he designed with more classical ... Rubens , made him earnestly desire to place himself under the guidance of that illustrious man . Rubens ...
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