Phidias (the favourite artist of antiquity), to illustrate their assertions. As if they could not sufficiently express their admiration of his genius by what they knew, they have recourse to poetical enthusiasm. They call it inspiration ; a gift from... THE MONTHLY REVIEW - Page 372by Several Hands - 1771Full view - About this book
| Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1771 - 622 pages
...'.... i. :..•::: an ideal b auty, fnperior to what is to be found in individual nature. They arc ever referring to the practice of the painters and...particularly Phidias (the favourite artift of antiquity) to illg:ftrate their affertions. As if they could not fuf— ficiently exprefs their admiration of his... | |
| Edmund Burke - History - 1772 - 656 pages
...Rhetoricians of antiquity, are continually enforcing this pofition, that all the arts receive their perfeftion from an ideal beauty, fuperior to what is to be found...ever referring to the practice of the Painters and Sculptors of their times, particularly Phidias (the favourite Artift of Antiquity) to illustrate their... | |
| Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - Art - 1801 - 440 pages
...enforcing this position ; that all the arts receive their perfection from an ideaMseauty, superior to what is to be found in individual nature. They...ever referring to the practice of the painters and sculptors of their times, particularly Phidias, (the favourite artist of antiquity,) to illustrate... | |
| History - 1803 - 582 pages
...politico, that all the arts receive their perfection from an ideal beauty, lup«rior to what is to be fqund in individual nature. They are ever referring .to the practice of the Painters and Sculptor» of their times, particularly Phidias (-thé favoufitp thé Englifb, are but différent ap»,... | |
| Hewson Clarke, John Dougall - Drawing - 1817 - 928 pages
...position ; that all the arts receive their perfection from ideal beauty, superior to what is to be formed in individual nature. They are ever referring to the practice of the painters and sculptors of their times, particularly of Phidias, the favourite artist of antiquity, to illustrate... | |
| Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - Art - 1819 - 614 pages
...enforcing this position ; that all the arts receive their perfection from an ideal beauty, superior to what is to be found in individual nature. They...ever referring to the practice of the painters and sculptors of their times, particularly Phidias, (the favourite artist of antiquity,) to illustrate... | |
| Sir Joshua Reynolds - Art - 1819 - 610 pages
...enforcing this position ; that all the arts receive their perfection from an ideal beauty, superior to what is to be found in individual nature. They...ever referring to the practice of the painters and sculptors of their times, particularly Phidias, (the favourite artist of antiquity,) to illustrate... | |
| Sir Joshua Reynolds - Art - 1824 - 332 pages
...enforcing this position ; that all the arts receive their perfection from an ideal beauty, superior to what is to be found in individual nature. They...ever referring to the practice of the painters and sculptors of their times, particularly Phidias, (the favourite artist of antiquity,) to illustrate... | |
| sir Joshua Reynolds - 1824 - 332 pages
...enforcing this position ; that all the arts receive their perfection from an ideal beauty, superior to what is to be found in individual nature. They...ever referring to the practice of the painters and sculptors of their times, particularly Phidias, (the favourite artist of antiquity,) to illustrate... | |
| Hewson Clarke, John Dougall - Agriculture - 1825 - 892 pages
...position ; that all the arts receive their perfection from ideal beauty, superior to what is to be formed in individual nature. They are ever referring to the practice of the painters and sculptors of their times, particularly of Phidias, the favourite artist of antiquity, to illustrate... | |
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