Sculptura: Or, the History and Art of Chalcography, and Engraving in Copper: with an Ample Enumeration of the Most Renowned Masters and Their Works. To which is Annexed, a New Manner of Engraving, Or Mezzotinto, Communicated by His Highness Prince Rupert to the Author of this Treatise, John Evelyn, Esq |
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... burin , ( for fo they term the inftrument which we the graver ) or with aqua for- tis . The ITALIANS , intaglia , or stamp , without adjunct ; C 3 adjunct ; and bolino , which is doubtlefs the more the History of CHALCOGRAPHY , 21.
... burin , ( for fo they term the inftrument which we the graver ) or with aqua for- tis . The ITALIANS , intaglia , or stamp , without adjunct ; C 3 adjunct ; and bolino , which is doubtlefs the more the History of CHALCOGRAPHY , 21.
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... burin one cuts the piece all at once out of the plate immedi- ately ; whereas , with the point or ftile , we only cut the vernish , razing , and scalping , as it were , the fuperficies of the plate a little , which after- wards the aqua ...
... burin one cuts the piece all at once out of the plate immedi- ately ; whereas , with the point or ftile , we only cut the vernish , razing , and scalping , as it were , the fuperficies of the plate a little , which after- wards the aqua ...
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... burin , or the work of our . chiffel and repaired emboffments , might seem a dif- ficulty to refolve from the frequent interpretations we attributed to the verb in the former chapter ; if what we have here attefted concerning the ...
... burin , or the work of our . chiffel and repaired emboffments , might seem a dif- ficulty to refolve from the frequent interpretations we attributed to the verb in the former chapter ; if what we have here attefted concerning the ...
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... burin , though fomething inferior of de- fign : fuch were A Chrift bearing the cross , and an- other of his Crucifixion ; Sampfon ; David on a harfe ; The martyrdom of St. Peter ; Saul and David ; The flaughter of Goliah ; the famous ...
... burin , though fomething inferior of de- fign : fuch were A Chrift bearing the cross , and an- other of his Crucifixion ; Sampfon ; David on a harfe ; The martyrdom of St. Peter ; Saul and David ; The flaughter of Goliah ; the famous ...
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... burin ; as forming moft of his figures and touches of too equal force , and by no means well obferving the diftances , according to the rules of perfpective , that tenderness , and , as the ITALIANS term it , mor- bidezza in the ...
... burin ; as forming moft of his figures and touches of too equal force , and by no means well obferving the diftances , according to the rules of perfpective , that tenderness , and , as the ITALIANS term it , mor- bidezza in the ...
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accompliſhed admirable ALBERT DURER alfo almoſt alſo amongſt ANTONIO aqua fortis artiſt becauſe befides beſt burin celebrated CHALCOGRAPHY Chrift curious defign difcourfe divers DURER efpecially engraved engraven eſteemed etched excellent exprefs faid fame famous fays fciences feems feveral fhall fhew fhould figned fince finiſhed firft firſt flouriſhed fome fometimes fpirit FRANS FLORIS ftone ftory fubject fuch fufficiently GIULIO ROMANO graved greateſt hatches Hierom hiftory himſelf honour ib ib ib illuftrious incomparable induſtry inftance inftructive inftrument intaglias invention itſelf laft landfchapes leaſt lefs LEON ALBERTI likewife LUCAS LUCAS VAN LEYDEN Madona mafters moft monfieur moſt noble obferved occafion painted painter peices perfon plates pleaſed prefent preferved prince prints profpects publiſhed QUINTILIAN RAPHAEL rare reft relievo renowned ROBERT NANTEUIL Rome Sculpture ſeems ſhall ſtudy SUIDAS thefe theſe things thofe thoſe thouſand tion TITIAN treatiſe UGO DA CARPI univerfal uſe whereof whofe worthy
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