The Historic Gallery of Portraits and Paintings: Or, Biographical Review, Volume 2Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1808 - Biography |
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... grace- ful , and magnificent , that he owes his present celebrity , and is ranked among the first and best artists of his age . Guido was the rival and friend of Albani , and travelled with him to Rome , where he was received by Josepin ...
... grace- ful , and magnificent , that he owes his present celebrity , and is ranked among the first and best artists of his age . Guido was the rival and friend of Albani , and travelled with him to Rome , where he was received by Josepin ...
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... grace of Guido is the grace of theatres ; the mode , not the motive , determines the action : His Magdalens weep to be seen ; his Hero throws herself over her Leander ; his Lucretias stab themselves with the studied airs and ambitious ...
... grace of Guido is the grace of theatres ; the mode , not the motive , determines the action : His Magdalens weep to be seen ; his Hero throws herself over her Leander ; his Lucretias stab themselves with the studied airs and ambitious ...
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... grace , while Correggio excelled only in colouring ; and Titian's chief merit was in colouring , and a faithful imi- tation of nature . We cannot , therefore , refuse to assign the palm of merit to Raphael , who thus possessed the most ...
... grace , while Correggio excelled only in colouring ; and Titian's chief merit was in colouring , and a faithful imi- tation of nature . We cannot , therefore , refuse to assign the palm of merit to Raphael , who thus possessed the most ...
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... grace of their sex . Whenever he attempted a naked figure , he displayed little correct- ness or elegance ; they are short , of a meagre , unnatural form , and their extremities either too large or two small , without the slightest ...
... grace of their sex . Whenever he attempted a naked figure , he displayed little correct- ness or elegance ; they are short , of a meagre , unnatural form , and their extremities either too large or two small , without the slightest ...
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... grace ; but when death deprived him of his immortal guide , he at times forgot his lessons , and shewed himself dry , and frequently grotesque . Still in his compositions , and in his style , he was always sublime , majestic , and ...
... grace ; but when death deprived him of his immortal guide , he at times forgot his lessons , and shewed himself dry , and frequently grotesque . Still in his compositions , and in his style , he was always sublime , majestic , and ...
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