... practised the art of painting, for wild, capricious, extravagant, and fantastical inventions, for furious impetuosity and boldness in the execution of his work, there is none like Tintoret ; his strange whimsies are even beyond extravagance, and his... The Cabinet of Arts: Or General Instructor in Arts, Science, Trade ... - Page 325by Hewson Clarke, John Dougall - 1825 - 859 pagesFull view - About this book
| Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1778 - 360 pages
...his works feem to " be produced rather by chance, thari " in confequence of any previous de*' fign> as if he wanted to convince the '" world that the art was a trifle> and of *' the moft eafy attainment." t FOR my own part, when I fpeak of the Venetian painters^ I wifh to be underftood... | |
| Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1778 - 346 pages
...works feem to *' be produced rather by chance, than <«« in confequehce of any previous dev< fignj as if he wanted to convince the *' world that the art was a trifle, and of ** the moft eafy attainment." FOR my own part, when I fpeak of the Venetian painters> I wifh to be underftood... | |
| Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1801 - 440 pages
...Tintoret; his strange whimsies are even " beyond extravagance, and his works seem " to be produced rather by chance, than in " consequence of any previous design,...was a trifle, and of the most easy " attainment." For my own part, when I speak of the * Nelle cose della pittura, stravagante, capriccioso, presto,... | |
| Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1809 - 430 pages
...Tintoret; his strange whimsies are even " beyond extravagance, and his works seem " to be produced rather by chance, than in " consequence of any previous design,...wanted to convince the world that •'* the art was a triflej and of the most easy attainment." For my own part, when I speak of the * Nelle cose della pittura,... | |
| 1810 - 1018 pages
...Tintoretto : his strange whimsies are even beyond extravagance, and his works seem to be produced rather by chance, than in consequence of any previous design, as if he itinted to convince the world that the art was a trifle of the most easy attainment.' This criticism,... | |
| Hewson Clarke, John Dougall - 1817 - 928 pages
...Tintoret ; his strange whimsies are even beyond extravagance : and his works seem to be produced rather by chance than in consequence of any previous design,...productions of this school are characterised by grace, a plea•ant taste for design, a mellowness of pencil, and a beautiful mixture and harmony of "colouring.... | |
| Hewson Clarke, John Dougall - 1817 - 902 pages
...his works seem to be produced rather by chance than in consequence of any previous design, as if lit: wanted to convince the world that the art was a trifle,...school was founded by Antonio Allegri, commonly called Corregió, who was also the greatest ornament of this class of artists. The productions of this school... | |
| Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1819 - 614 pages
...; his strange " whimsies are even beyond extravagance, " and his works seem to be produced " rather by chance, than in consequence " of any previous design, as if he " wanted to convince the world that the * Nelle cose della pittura, stravagante, capriccioso, presto, e resoluto, et il piu terrible cervello,... | |
| Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1819 - 610 pages
...; his strange " whimsies are even beyond extravagance, " and his works seem to be produced " rather by chance, than in consequence " of any previous design, as if he " wanted to convince the world that the * Nelle cose della pittura, stravagante, capriccioso, presto, e resoluto, ct il piii terrible cervello,... | |
| Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1824 - 332 pages
...Tintoret ; his " strange whimsies are even beyond extravagance, " and his works seem to be produced rather by " chance, than in consequence of any previous "...was a trifle, and of the most easy " attainment." For my own part, when I speak of the Venetian painters, I wish to be understood to mean Paolo Veronese... | |
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