Lectures on the History and Principles of PaintingLongman, 1833 - 477 pages |
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... peculiar system of art , we entered upon the office of examiners guided only by an earnest desire to discover the source of that beauty in art which had so captivated and enchained the world ; and on what principles its charms were ...
... peculiar system of art , we entered upon the office of examiners guided only by an earnest desire to discover the source of that beauty in art which had so captivated and enchained the world ; and on what principles its charms were ...
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... peculiar beauties of thought exhibited in those imperfect paintings had been far too lightly dwelt upon by writers on the sub- ject ; or had been touched with so little discri- mination as to convey inadequate ideas of their full value ...
... peculiar beauties of thought exhibited in those imperfect paintings had been far too lightly dwelt upon by writers on the sub- ject ; or had been touched with so little discri- mination as to convey inadequate ideas of their full value ...
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... peculiar excellencies by words , as to convey an adequate impression of them . If , on the one hand , the beauty we admire arises from some high quality either of extreme delicacy or of daring boldness , when the former verges on ...
... peculiar excellencies by words , as to convey an adequate impression of them . If , on the one hand , the beauty we admire arises from some high quality either of extreme delicacy or of daring boldness , when the former verges on ...
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... peculiar perfections , and are ac- knowledged to be justly so regarded by compe- tent authorities . Hence it must appear , that those perfections could only have been the result of greater and purer intellectual power in the minds of ...
... peculiar perfections , and are ac- knowledged to be justly so regarded by compe- tent authorities . Hence it must appear , that those perfections could only have been the result of greater and purer intellectual power in the minds of ...
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... peculiar inclinations of their own minds ; yet , if this continue to be the only system of patronage in the country , we may look in vain for any adequate means of creating a national character in art by the production of great and ...
... peculiar inclinations of their own minds ; yet , if this continue to be the only system of patronage in the country , we may look in vain for any adequate means of creating a national character in art by the production of great and ...
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