A Classified Synopsis of the Principal Painters of the Dutch and Flemish Schools, Their Scholars, Imitators, and Analogists: Including an Account of Some of the Early German Masters, Connected with Those of Flanders and HollandH.G. Bohn, 1855 - 416 pages |
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Page ix
... objects with the greatest accuracy , whatever those objects may be , and in composing them in such a manner that , while they excite surprise , they gratify curiosity and satisfy the judgment : Gerard Dou and a long train of followers ...
... objects with the greatest accuracy , whatever those objects may be , and in composing them in such a manner that , while they excite surprise , they gratify curiosity and satisfy the judgment : Gerard Dou and a long train of followers ...
Page xiv
... of fine examples ; native talent and public taste are improved by their contemplation . Such noble minds feel their pleasure enhanced by community of en- joyment of objects purely intellectual , and though they may xiv INTRODUCTION .
... of fine examples ; native talent and public taste are improved by their contemplation . Such noble minds feel their pleasure enhanced by community of en- joyment of objects purely intellectual , and though they may xiv INTRODUCTION .
Page xv
... objects purely intellectual , and though they may have a just pride in being the possessors of admirable works of art , they have a still higher satisfaction in know- ing them to be a source of delight to others of a kindred spirit ...
... objects purely intellectual , and though they may have a just pride in being the possessors of admirable works of art , they have a still higher satisfaction in know- ing them to be a source of delight to others of a kindred spirit ...
Page xvii
... objects , which , without being indispensably necessary to the subject , essentially contribute to the beauty and perfection of the whole , and which are , in some degree , explanatory of the subject . For this purpose the artist makes ...
... objects , which , without being indispensably necessary to the subject , essentially contribute to the beauty and perfection of the whole , and which are , in some degree , explanatory of the subject . For this purpose the artist makes ...
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... objects appear unusually vigorous , so much so , as to be frequently considered , even when represent- ed with the ... object . ANTIQUE . This word , originally an adjective , has , in its application to art , been adopted as a ...
... objects appear unusually vigorous , so much so , as to be frequently considered , even when represent- ed with the ... object . ANTIQUE . This word , originally an adjective , has , in its application to art , been adopted as a ...
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