 | 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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... the effect of the grand style; they would only contribute to the ease of the spectator, by making the vehicle pleasing by which ideas are conveyed to the mind, which otherwise might be perplexed and bewildered with a confused assemblage of objects... 
