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Page xv
... relief or sunk , be confined to a very narrow space , and though , by reason of its necessary minute- ness , it make not the direct , immediate , and powerful im- pression upon the imagination and affections which is felt when we behold ...
... relief or sunk , be confined to a very narrow space , and though , by reason of its necessary minute- ness , it make not the direct , immediate , and powerful im- pression upon the imagination and affections which is felt when we behold ...
Page xvi
... relief as a Cameo , or to sink down as beautifully into depth as an Intaglio , with all that truth of design and power of expression which characterise the excellence of the largest works of the most consummate masters . Great indeed ...
... relief as a Cameo , or to sink down as beautifully into depth as an Intaglio , with all that truth of design and power of expression which characterise the excellence of the largest works of the most consummate masters . Great indeed ...
Page xx
... relief of their surface , and the unavoidable friction of commerce , as well as from the action of the earth upon them , frequently disappoint our expectation as to the effectiveness of the portrait they bear impressed ; and besides ...
... relief of their surface , and the unavoidable friction of commerce , as well as from the action of the earth upon them , frequently disappoint our expectation as to the effectiveness of the portrait they bear impressed ; and besides ...
Page xlix
... relief , intended for stringing on the necklace . or bracelet ; so in our times the Roman shell - camei , of an equally valueless substance , and designed for similar orna- ments , alone preserve a faint shadow of the departed glories ...
... relief , intended for stringing on the necklace . or bracelet ; so in our times the Roman shell - camei , of an equally valueless substance , and designed for similar orna- ments , alone preserve a faint shadow of the departed glories ...
Page lii
... relief . 8. SILENUS holding a crater to his panther . broken . 9. HERO AND LEANDER . Yellow Sard . Antique paste . Late work , probably Roman . Sard . Fine work . Pale Sard . 10. ORPHEUS seated on a rock , supporting his lyre on the ...
... relief . 8. SILENUS holding a crater to his panther . broken . 9. HERO AND LEANDER . Yellow Sard . Antique paste . Late work , probably Roman . Sard . Fine work . Pale Sard . 10. ORPHEUS seated on a rock , supporting his lyre on the ...
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