| Charles-Alphonse Dufresnoy - 1783 - 248 sider
...inftead of advancing the art, is in reality carrying it back to its infant ftate : the firft effays of Painting were certainly nothing but mere imitation...objects, and when this amounted to a deception, the artift had accomplimed his purpofe. And here I muft obferve, that the arts of Painting and O Poetry... | |
| Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1798 - 394 sider
...and bewildered with a confused assemblage of objects; they would add a certain degree of grace and 4 sweetness to strength and grandeur. Though the merits...nation, is removed as far as possible from common life ; every thing is of the marvellous kind ; it treats only of heroes, wars, ghosts, enchantments, and... | |
| Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1801 - 388 sider
...harmony arising from a due mixture of hot and cold hues, with many other excellencies, not inseparable connected with that individuality which produces deception,...nation, is removed as far as possible from common life ; every thing is of the marvellous kind; it treats only of heroes, wars, ghosts, enchantments, and... | |
| sir Joshua Reynolds - 1801 - 392 sider
...must be added to complete the idea of a perfect Painter. Deception, which is so often recom.* mended by writers on the theory of painting, instead of advancing...nation, is removed as far as possible from common life; every thing is of the marvellous kind; it treats only of heroes, wars, ghosts, enchantments, and transformations:... | |
| Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1809 - 438 sider
...Deception, which is so often recommended by writers on the theory of painting, instead of advancing the arts is in reality carrying it back to its infant state:...nation, is removed as far as possible from common life .- every thing is of the marvellous kind ; it treats only of heroes, wars, ghosts, enchantments, and... | |
| Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1809 - 368 sider
...instead of advancing the arts is in reality carrying it back to its infant state : the first essays'of painting were certainly nothing but mere imitation...nation, is removed as far as possible from common life; every thing is of the marvellous kind; it treats only of heroes, wars, ghosts, enchantments, and transformations:... | |
| William Mason - 1811 - 436 sider
...In these things, however, I admit there will always be a degree of uncertainty. Who knows that Julio Romano, if he had possessed the art and practice of...nation, is removed as far as possible from common life : every thing is of the marvellous kind ; it treats only of heroes, wars, ghosts, enchantments, and... | |
| William Mason - 1811 - 438 sider
...In these things, however, I admit there will always be a degree of uncertainty. Who knows that Julio Romano, if he had possessed the art and practice of...nation, is removed as far as possible from common life : every thing is of the marvellous kind ; it treats only of heroes, wars, ghosts, enchantments, and... | |
| William Mason - 1811 - 432 sider
...colouring like Rubens, would not have given to it some taste of poetical grandeur not yet attained to f The same familiar naturalness would be equally an...nation, is removed as far as possible from common life : every thing is of the marvellous kind ; it treats only of heroes, wars, ghosts, enchantments, and... | |
| William Mason - 1811 - 428 sider
...excellencies, not inseparably connected with that individuality which produces deception, would surely not i counteract the effect of the grand style ; they would...nation, is removed as far as possible from common life : every thing is of the marvellous kind ; it treats only of heroes, wars, ghosts, enchantments, and... | |
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