Memoirs of Early Italian Painters: And of the Progress of Painting in Italy, from Cimabue to Bassano |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 95
Page
... PAINTERS , AND OF The. 11117 UFVERsiry L STANFORD ' , 6 . Tilia IUNIO iocrit : 1691 ORGAN AND STA VERS STANFORD LAND GANIZED ORD JUNI SIANFO IOR UN CE sal STAT LES LELAN VERS 00G STANFO ED 1 WOO L ' CRARIES UNIV L - 21PES VERSITY ...
... PAINTERS , AND OF The. 11117 UFVERsiry L STANFORD ' , 6 . Tilia IUNIO iocrit : 1691 ORGAN AND STA VERS STANFORD LAND GANIZED ORD JUNI SIANFO IOR UN CE sal STAT LES LELAN VERS 00G STANFO ED 1 WOO L ' CRARIES UNIV L - 21PES VERSITY ...
Page ix
... painter was , as well as who he was , and the circum- stances around him , and the age and the country in which he lived , we cannot comprehend the grounds of that relative judgment which renders even imperfect works most precious and ...
... painter was , as well as who he was , and the circum- stances around him , and the age and the country in which he lived , we cannot comprehend the grounds of that relative judgment which renders even imperfect works most precious and ...
Page x
... painter , adds greatly to the pleasure with which we contemplate a work of art , it is not - it ought not to be - the source of our highest gratification ; that must depend on our capacity to understand the 1 The edition published by Le ...
... painter , adds greatly to the pleasure with which we contemplate a work of art , it is not - it ought not to be - the source of our highest gratification ; that must depend on our capacity to understand the 1 The edition published by Le ...
Page xi
... painter's mind to express when he thus embodied his thoughts in form and colour ? " We should be able to read a picture as we read a book ; and a picture has this advantage over a book , that the significance is not expressed in written ...
... painter's mind to express when he thus embodied his thoughts in form and colour ? " We should be able to read a picture as we read a book ; and a picture has this advantage over a book , that the significance is not expressed in written ...
Page xvii
... painter , the age , the country , the school of art in which he was reared , to which he belonged ; and hence we may derive the most various delight from the associa- tions connected with this extended knowledge . These MEMOIRS of ...
... painter , the age , the country , the school of art in which he was reared , to which he belonged ; and hence we may derive the most various delight from the associa- tions connected with this extended knowledge . These MEMOIRS of ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
admiration afterwards altarpiece Andrea del Sarto Andrea Mantegna Andrea Orcagna Angelico artists Bartolomeo beautiful Bellini Benozzo Benozzo Gozzoli Bologna called Campo Santo cartoons celebrated century chapel character Christ church of Santa Cimabue colours compartments composition Correggio death designs died early employed engravings excellence executed expression famous father Fcap feeling figures Filippino Filippino Lippi Filippo Florence Florentine Fra Bartolomeo Francesco Francis frescoes genius Ghirlandajo Giorgione Giotto Giovanni grace hand head honour imitation invention Italian Italy John Julius Julius Cæsar Lionardo da Vinci Lord Lorenzo Ghiberti Louvre Madonna Mantua Masaccio Medici ment Michael Angelo National Gallery painted painter palace personages Perugino Peter picture Pisa Pisano Plates pope portrait Post 8vo Raphael remains represented Rome sacred saints Santa Maria Novella Saviour scholars sculpture Second Edition Sienna style subjects tion Titian Vasari Vatican Venetian Venice Virgin Vols walls wonderful Woodcuts
Popular passages
Page 235 - When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
Page 232 - And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.
Page 166 - And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.
Page 236 - Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.
Page 15 - Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa : including a Sketch of Sixteen Years' Residence in the Interior of Africa, and a Journey from the Cape of Good Hope to Loanda on the West Coast ; thence across the Continent, down the River Zambesi, to the Eastern Ocean. By DAVID LIVINGSTONE, LL.D., DCL With Portrait, Maps, and Illustrations.
Page 15 - History of Rome. From the Earliest Times to the Establishment of the Empire. With the History of Literature and Art.
Page 238 - Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
Page 195 - A light, a darkness, mingling each with each ; Both, and yet neither. There, from age to age, Two ghosts are sitting on their sepulchres. That is the Duke Lorenzo. Mark him well. He meditates, his head upon his hand. What from beneath his helm-like bonnet scowls ? Is it a face, or but an eyeless skull ? 'Tis lost in shade ; yet, like the basilisk, It fascinates, and is intolerable.
Page 233 - Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
Page 182 - I gave him so violent a blow upon the nose that I felt the bone and cartilage yield under my hand as if they had been made of paste, and the mark I then gave him he will carry to his grave...