The Historic Gallery of Portraits and Paintings: Or, Biographical Review, Volym 2Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1808 |
Från bokens innehåll
Resultat 1-5 av 74
Sida
... artist , the first elements of his art , and went with him to Rome , with a view to perfect himself . Nature had made him a sculptor , for , at ten years of age , he pro- duced a head in marble , that attracted some notice ; at ...
... artist , the first elements of his art , and went with him to Rome , with a view to perfect himself . Nature had made him a sculptor , for , at ten years of age , he pro- duced a head in marble , that attracted some notice ; at ...
Sida
... artist , making him a present of his portrait encircled with diamonds . Bernini , at this moment , displayed at Versailles all the address of a cour tier . While drawing the portrait of Louis XIV . be placed a lock of hair on the ...
... artist , making him a present of his portrait encircled with diamonds . Bernini , at this moment , displayed at Versailles all the address of a cour tier . While drawing the portrait of Louis XIV . be placed a lock of hair on the ...
Sida
... artists in frescos , when , feeling a strong disposition for painting , he devoted his nights to the study of design ' His talents soon developed themselves , and his irritable and malevolent spirit having involved him in a quarrel ...
... artists in frescos , when , feeling a strong disposition for painting , he devoted his nights to the study of design ' His talents soon developed themselves , and his irritable and malevolent spirit having involved him in a quarrel ...
Sida
... artist . Opposed by circumstances to the best painters of his time , he presented himself in competition with Domeni- chino , to paint the Martyrdom of Saint Andrew . In this contest he was eminently successful ; but he had not the ...
... artist . Opposed by circumstances to the best painters of his time , he presented himself in competition with Domeni- chino , to paint the Martyrdom of Saint Andrew . In this contest he was eminently successful ; but he had not the ...
Sida
... artist , who for many years would not condescend to set a price on his chef d'œuvres , was compelled , in his declining years , to work for imme- diate subsistence . This gave him the habit of painting in a negligent manner , wholly ...
... artist , who for many years would not condescend to set a price on his chef d'œuvres , was compelled , in his declining years , to work for imme- diate subsistence . This gave him the habit of painting in a negligent manner , wholly ...
Vanliga ord och fraser
admirable afterwards Angelo Annibal Antwerp appeared artist ASTOR Bacon beauty Bernini Boileau born Bruno Caracci Caravaggio Carlo Maratti Cassander celebrated character Charles Chartreux chiaro-scuro church Cigoli colouring compelled composition considerable court Cromwell daughter death Demosthenes desirous Diogenes distinguished drapery Earl elegance eminent England esteemed excelled executed expression extraordinary fame father favour figures France friends gave genius grace Guido GUIDO RENI hand happy Helvetius honour Hood & Sharpe illustrious imitated Italy king labours Laocoon LIBR London Louis XIV Madame de Pompadour manner master merit Metromania mind Moliére Montesquieu nature observed painter painting Paris parliament pencil person personages philosopher picture placed poet poetry portraits possessed Poultry prince procured produced pupil queen Raphael remarkable Rembrandt rendered reputation Rome Rubens says sculp sent soon Stanislaus Strafford style Sueur talents taste Teniers tion Titian Vandyck Vernor vigour Voltaire Wickliffe Winckelman young