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
... rich and harmonious colouring , and masterly execution , not excelled by the great- est historical painters . They are to be considered for their artistic qualities , disregarding in many instances their choice of subject ; the subject ...
... rich and harmonious colouring , and masterly execution , not excelled by the great- est historical painters . They are to be considered for their artistic qualities , disregarding in many instances their choice of subject ; the subject ...
Page xv
... rich in the works of Italian and Dutch masters : it is almost unne- cessary to mention the name of the Earl of Ellesmere . Others , occasionally , exhibit rare and fine specimens at the British Institution , which young painters may ...
... rich in the works of Italian and Dutch masters : it is almost unne- cessary to mention the name of the Earl of Ellesmere . Others , occasionally , exhibit rare and fine specimens at the British Institution , which young painters may ...
Page xx
... rich and embellished back - grounds are re- quired , as in the splendid display of Asiatic pomp , in triumphs , and public festivals ; at others , the solemnity of the subject demands an austere and unobtrusive simplicity , as in the ...
... rich and embellished back - grounds are re- quired , as in the splendid display of Asiatic pomp , in triumphs , and public festivals ; at others , the solemnity of the subject demands an austere and unobtrusive simplicity , as in the ...
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... be occupied . A grand composition differs from that which is usually de- nominated rich ; the first is characterized by simplicity , the second by abundance . The compositions of Paul Veronese may xxii EXPLANATION OF.
... be occupied . A grand composition differs from that which is usually de- nominated rich ; the first is characterized by simplicity , the second by abundance . The compositions of Paul Veronese may xxii EXPLANATION OF.
Page xxiii
... rich , those of Raffaelle lay claim to grandeur . Niccolo Poussin's are classical , Rembrandt's natural . CONTOUR . See OUTLINE . CONTRAST . By contrast is meant , in painting , the variety in the position or motion of the different ...
... rich , those of Raffaelle lay claim to grandeur . Niccolo Poussin's are classical , Rembrandt's natural . CONTOUR . See OUTLINE . CONTRAST . By contrast is meant , in painting , the variety in the position or motion of the different ...
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