Treatise on the knowledge necessary to amateurs in pictures, tr. and abridged by R. WhiteLongman & Company, 1845 - 338 pages |
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... possess the key ! SECT . VI . - Of the Disposition of the Subject . DISPOSITION , OF ORDONNANCE , is nothing else than the arrangement of all the objects which form part of the composition . It contributes to the " goodness " of the ...
... possess the key ! SECT . VI . - Of the Disposition of the Subject . DISPOSITION , OF ORDONNANCE , is nothing else than the arrangement of all the objects which form part of the composition . It contributes to the " goodness " of the ...
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... possess , without almost en- tertaining a doubt of their ability ; but which the painter , whom they regard as an oracle in the matter , has so much difficulty to put in practice successfully in his pictures ? * * Perhaps the author ...
... possess , without almost en- tertaining a doubt of their ability ; but which the painter , whom they regard as an oracle in the matter , has so much difficulty to put in practice successfully in his pictures ? * * Perhaps the author ...
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... possesses , and drives him to despair by principles directly contrary to the opinion , hitherto sup- readers of the present day , and they are , therefore , omitted . The question between colour and design is no longer a difficulty ...
... possesses , and drives him to despair by principles directly contrary to the opinion , hitherto sup- readers of the present day , and they are , therefore , omitted . The question between colour and design is no longer a difficulty ...
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... possess in a supreme degree very many other parts of colouring , he has so mis- understood this one in his general harmony , that his grounds are rarely in agreement with the rest of his picture , and are very often all black . His ...
... possess in a supreme degree very many other parts of colouring , he has so mis- understood this one in his general harmony , that his grounds are rarely in agreement with the rest of his picture , and are very often all black . His ...
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... possess the work . · Our amateur , advancing in knowledge , will soon be able to weigh impartially the grounds of the dispute between the partisans of ideal beauty on the one hand , and the beauty which exists in nature on the other ...
... possess the work . · Our amateur , advancing in knowledge , will soon be able to weigh impartially the grounds of the dispute between the partisans of ideal beauty on the one hand , and the beauty which exists in nature on the other ...
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2d Edition admirable aërial agreeable Albert Durer amateur amongst ancient Andrea del Sarto artists Author beautiful become Berchem Caracci catalogues cause chapter clear-obscure cloth composition copy Corregio degree distinguished Domenichino Dyck effect empasto employed Engravings especially eyes figures France Gagny Gallery Gerard Gerard Dou Giorgione give Guido hand harmony History HOWITT Illustrations imitation Italian Italy John judge knowledge Leonardo da Vinci less letters light magical manner master means merit nature object observed opinion original painted painters Paul Veronese pencil perfect picture Plates Portrait possesses post 8vo practice present produce proper colours pupils Raphael remarkable Rembrandt render repaint Roman Rubens SECT spirit of wine sufficient taste Teniers thing tint tion Titian tone touch Trans transparent TREATISE true connoisseur truth tures Van Dyck varnish Venetian school Vignette Titles vols whole Woodcuts
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