 Nature, or, in other words, what is particular and uncommon, can be acquired only by experience ; and the whole beauty and grandeur of the art consists, in my opinion, in being able to get above all singular forms, local customs, particularities, and...  The Decorator's assistant - Page 143Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - 1772 - 656 pages
...of discovering what is deformed in nature, or in other words, w-hat is particular and uncommon, can be acquired only by experience ; and the whole beauty and grandeur of the art confifts. in jny opinion, in being able to get above all fingular forms, local cuftoms, particularities,... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1801 - 440 pages
...of discovering what is deformed in nature, or in other words, what is particular and uncommon, can be acquired only by experience; and the whole beauty...every kind. All the objects which are exhibited to view by nature, upon close examination will be found to have their blemishes and defects. The most... | |
 | 1803 - 582 pages
...difcovering what is deformed in nature, or, in other •words, what is particular and uncommon, can be acquired only by experience ; and the whole beauty and grandeur of the art confifís, in my opinion, in being able to get аЬо**"а11 firtgularforms, local cuf-- ttHti<, particularities,... | |
 | James Field Stanfield - 1813 - 402 pages
...bear application to local or particular cases. " The whole beauty and grandeur of the art consists, in being able to get above all singular forms, local...customs, particularities, and details of every kind." " It must be an eye long used to the contemplation and comparison of those forms : and which, by a... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1819 - 610 pages
...power of discoveringwhat is deformed in nature, or in other words, what is particular and uncommon, can be acquired only by experience ; and the whole beauty...grandeur of the art consists, in my opinion, in being able_to get above all singular _ customs,particularities,^nd details of every^ kind. All the objects... | |
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1835 - 726 pages
...of discovering what is deformed in Nature, or, in other words, what is particular and uncommon, can be acquired only by experience ; and the whole beauty...customs, particularities, and details of every kind. AH the objects which are exhibited to our view by Nature, upon close examination will be found to have... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1824 - 318 pages
...of discovering what is deformed in Nature, or, in other words, what is particular and uncommon, can be acquired only by experience ; and the whole beauty...local customs, particularities, and details of every kind.6 All the objects which are exhibited to our view by Nature, upon close examination will be found... | |
 | Benjamin Robert Haydon - 1844 - 362 pages
...for finding it. " The whole beauty and grandeur of the art consists, in my opinion (he continues), in being able to get above all singular forms, local...customs, particularities, and details of every kind." This passage has been literally the ruin of English art, or rather was. So far from the omission of... | |
 | Benjamin Robert Haydon - 1844 - 364 pages
...beauty, viz. " The perfect state of Nature;" but he is wrong in the direction he gave for finding it. " The whole beauty and grandeur of the art consists, in my opinion (he continues), in being able to get above all singular forms, local customs, particularities, and... | |
 | Charles Robert Leslie - 1865 - 758 pages
...great style consists, and his conclusion is that " the whole beauty and grandeur of the art consists in being able to get above all singular forms, local...customs, particularities, and details of every kind." So far as this definition means that the painter is to correct nature by herself; to distinguish and... | |
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