Biographical Dictionary of Painters, Sculptors, Engravers, and Architects, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time: Interspersed with Original Anecdotes, Volum 2Greenland, 1838 |
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Biographical Dictionary of Painters, Sculptors, Engravers, and ..., Volum 2 John Gould Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1838 |
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Academy admired afterwards aged agreeable Albert Durer Amsterdam antique Antwerp appeared architecture art of painting artist beautiful became Bologna born at Antwerp born at Paris brother celebrated church compositions considerable copied correct Correggio died disciple distinguished drawing duke Dutch Dutch painter elegance eminent employed England English engraver esteemed etched excellent executed father figures finished Flemish Flemish painter Florence Francis French engraver genius Giorgione grace grand graver historical and portrait honour Houb imitated instructed Isaac Van Ostade Italian historical painter Italy John king landscape painter London Lord manner master ment merit mezzotinto nature neat observed palace Paolo Veronese Paul Bril pencil performances Peter Pilk portrait painter prince principal prints profession pupil Raffaelle Rembrandt representing reputation resided Rome Royal Rubens Sandrart spirit Strutt studied style subjects talents Tintoretto tints tion Titian tone of colour touch truth ture Vandyck Vasari Venetian school Venice visited
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Side 506 - Experimental enquiry concerning the natural powers of wind and water to turn mills and other machines depending on a circular motion.
Side 642 - Engravings of Ancient Cathedrals, Hotels de Ville, and other public buildings of celebrity in France, Holland, Germany, and Italy, drawn on the spot, and engraved by himself: with illustrative descriptions by Charles Heathcote, Esq.
Side 382 - Prideaux, even to the dogs and cats of the family. He remained so long absent from home, that some uneasiness began to arise on his account, but it was dissipated by his returning, dressed in a handsome coat, with very long skirts, laced ruffles, and silk stockings. On seeing his mother he ran to her, and taking out of his pocket twenty guineas which he had earned by his pencil, he desired her to keep them, adding that in future he should maintain himself.
Side 664 - ... of his own engravings, enabled him, also, to indulge in these aberrations, for so we must esteem them at the best ; to patronise Bryan the enthusiast, and the prophet Brothers; to dabble, for he did no more, in the...
Side 434 - ... expression, was destitute of grandeur ; and though his genius was full of fire, yet he wanted elevation of thought, and had little or no notion of grace or elegance. It has been said, that if he had visited Rome, his taste would have been Colouring. — Boldness and roughness of manner. proportionably refined, and that the knowledge of the antique, added to his other eminent qualifications, might have produced a master equal to the most exalted character.
Side 670 - ... that there is hardly a county in England, Wales, or Scotland, in which they may not be pointed out. The Menai and Conway bridges, the Caledonian Canal, the St.
Side 319 - ... the heads of his figures. He is censured by all writers for his immoderate love of drinking; and it is confidently said, that having received, by order of the marquis, a piece of brocade for a dress, to appear in before the emperor Charles V. he sold it at a tavern, and painted a paper suit so exceedingly like it, that the emperor could not be convinced of the deception till he felt the paper, and examined every part with his own hands. He died in 1562.
Side 438 - The earliest specimen he gave of his improvement in the art, was the head of a boy in a Turkish turban, richly painted, something in the style of Rembrandt, which being much talked of, induced his old master, Hudson, to pay him a visit, when it so much attracted his attention that he called every day to see it in its progress, and perceiving at last no trace of his own manner left, he exclaimed, ' By G — , Reynolds, you don't paint so well as when you left England...
Side 439 - As an author, a character in which he appears scarcely less eminent than that of a painter, we probably owe his exertions to his situation in the Royal Academy of Arts, in the institution. of which, in the year 1769, he had a principal share ; and, being unquestionably of the first rank in his profession, he was unanimously elected the president. This circumstance certainly did not a little contribute to the increase and establishment of his fame ; nor did the academy derive less credit from the...
Side 441 - Beautiful and seducing as his style undoubtedly was, it cannot be recommended in so unreserved a manner as his industry both in study and practice. Coloring was evidently his first excellence, to which all others were more or less sacrificed ; and though in splendor and brilliancy he was exceeded by Rubens and Paul Veronese, in force and depth by Titian and Rembrandt, and in freshness and truth by Velasquez and...