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Donatello, by Lord BalcarresDonatello, by Lord BalcarresAn attempt is made in the following pages to determine the position and character of Donatello's art in relation to that of his contemporaries and successors. The subject must be familiar to many who have visited Florence, but no critical work...
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Pen Drawing: An Illustrated TreatisePen Drawing: An Illustrated Treatise To Mr. David A. Gregg and to Mr. Bertram G. Goodhue, who have generously made special drawings for this little book, and to the Publishers who have courteously allowed me to make use of illustrations owned by them, my...
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Great Pictures, As Seen and Described by Famous WritersGreat Pictures, As Seen and Described by Famous WritersThe cordial reception of "Turrets, Towers, and Temples" has encouraged me to hope that a welcome may be given to a book treating the masterpieces of painting in a similar manner. Great writers and literary tourists...
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RembrandtRembrandtAlthough I am familiar with Rembrandt's work, through photographs and black and white reproductions, I invariably experience a shock from the colour standpoint whenever I come in touch with one of his pictures. I was especially struck with that masterpiece of his at the...
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MichelangeloMichelangelo - A Collection of Fifteen Pictures and a Portrait of the Master, with Introduction and InterpretationMichelangelo's place in the world of art is altogether unique. His supremacy is acknowledged by all, but is understood by a few only. In the presence of his...
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De kasteelen van Koning Lodewijk II van BeierenDe kasteelen van Koning Lodewijk II van Beieren - De Aarde en haar Volken, 1887Eenige weken na den tragischen dood van den ongelukkigen Koning Lodewijk II van Beieren, over wiens leven nog altijd een geheimzinnige sluier hangt, die wellicht nooit geheel zal worden opgeheven,...
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Le Salon des Refusés: Le Peinture en 1863Le Salon des Refusés: Le Peinture en 1863Bonnes intentions des peintres.Mauvais tableaux.Le Jury devenu mchant.Imitation des cris des peintres.On leur applique la question du Jury.L'Empereur la rsout.Grand embarras des Refuss.Ils se reoivent.Les lutteurs, bataillon de la Moselle en sabots.Brivet-le-Gaillard.Quels types!Les poltrons de la peinture.Le...
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Michelangelo Gedichte und BriefeMichelangelo Gedichte und Briefe - In Auswahl herausgegeben von R. A. Guardinihtte er auch von seinem Dichten er mehr als irgend einer sagen knnen. Mit wenig Ausnahmen erzhlen seine Verse, auch wenn er von anderen spricht, nur von seinem Empfinden, seinem Kmpfen, von den...
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Two Hundred Sketches Humorous and GrotesqueTwo Hundred Sketches Humorous and Grotesque GROTESQUE SKETCHES PICTURES OF LIFE IN THE COUNTRY LIFE IN THE PROVINCES LIFE IN A LITTLE PROVINCIAL TOWN DAY SCHOOLS AND BOARDERS NEW YEAR'S DAY AT THE EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS PEOPLE WHO "GIVE THEMSELVES AIRS IN SOCIETY" THE...
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George Du Maurier, the Satirist of the VictoriansGeorge Du Maurier, the Satirist of the VictoriansDu Maurier worked for periodicals which buried in a back number each phase of his work as it came to an end. Thus it is that he is, unfortunately, chiefly now remembered by the lastthe most accessible,...
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The Practice and Science of DrawingThe Practice and Science of DrawingThe best things in an artist's work are so much a matter of intuition, that there is much to be said for the point of view that would altogether discourage intellectual inquiry into artistic phenomena on the part of...
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Frank Reynolds, R.IFrank Reynolds, R.I. In presenting under the title of "Brush, Pen, and Pencil" the series of books of which the present volume forms part, the publishers feel that they are meeting a demand which has long existed but has hitherto not been supplied. It...
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The French Impressionists (1860-1900)The French Impressionists (1860-1900) II. THE THEORY OF THE IMPRESSIONISTSTHE DIVISION OF TONES, COMPLEMENTARY COLOURS, THE STUDY OF ATMOSPHERETHE IDEAS OF THE IMPRESSIONISTS ON SUBJECT-PICTURES, ON THE BEAUTY OF CHARACTER, ON MODERNITY, AND ON STYLE IX. NEO-IMPRESSIONISM: GAUGUIN, DENIS, THO VAN RYSSELBERGHETHE THEORY OF...
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Whistler StoriesWhistler StoriesFollowing the example set by Homer when he "smote his bloomin' lyre," as cited by Mr. Kipling, who went "an' took what he'd admire," I have gleaned the vast volume of Whistler literature and helped myself in making this compilation. Some few of...
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In Bohemia with Du Maurier: The First of a Series of ReminiscencesIn Bohemia with Du Maurier: The First of a Series of Reminiscences"You'll see that I've used up all your Mesmerism and a trifle more in my new book," said du Maurier to me, some time before he published his "Trilby"; and that remark started...
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Watts (1817-1904)Watts (1817-1904)A little child lying in the lap of the winged figure of Death. Death, ever to Watts a silent angel of pity, "takes charge of Innocence, placing it beyond the reach of evil." It was first exhibited at the Winter Exhibition of the...
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Jean François MilletJean François Millet - A Collection of Fifteen Pictures and a Portrait of the Painter, with Introduction and InterpretationThe distinctive features of Millet's art are so marked that the most inexperienced observer easily identifies his work. As a painter of rustic subjects, he is...
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In Search of Gravestones Old and CuriousIn Search of Gravestones Old and CuriousI am a Gravestone Rambler, and I beg you to bear me company. This Book is not a Sermon. It is a lure to decoy other Ramblers, and the bait is something to ramble for. It also provides...
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Social Pictorial SatireSocial Pictorial SatireIt is my purpose to speak of the craft to which I have devoted the best years of my life, the craft of portraying, by means of little pen-and-ink strokes, lines, and scratches, a small portion of the world in which we...
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The Later Works of TitianThe Later Works of TitianHaving followed Titian as far as the year 1530, rendered memorable by that sensational, and, of its kind, triumphant achievement, The Martyrdom of St. Peter the Dominican, we must retrace our steps some three years in order to dwell a...
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