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Der Moses des MichelangeloDer Moses des MichelangeloIch schicke voraus, da ich kein Kunstkenner bin, sondern Laie. Ich habe oft bemerkt, da mich der Inhalt eines Kunstwerkes strker anzieht als dessen formale und technische Eigenschaften, auf welche doch der Knstler in erster Linie Wert legt. Fr viele Mittel...
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Renaissance Fancies and StudiesRenaissance Fancies and Studies - Being a Sequel to EuphorionThese essays being mainly the outcome of direct personal impressions of certain works of art and literature, and of the places in which they were produced, I have but few acknowledgments to make to the...
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Supplement to "Punch", 16th December 1914Supplement to "Punch", 16th December 1914 - The Unspeakable Turk Title: Supplement to "Punch", 16th December 1914 Subtitle: The Unspeakable Turk Author: Various Release Date: December 14, 2009 [EBook #30678] Language: English Credits: Produced by Neville Allen, Malcolm Farmer and the Online Distributed Proofreading...
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The Shores of the AdriaticThe Shores of the Adriatic - The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and DalmatiaThis volume is complementary to that dealing with the Italian side of the Adriatic, and follows much the same lines. It has not been thought necessary to repeat what appeared there...
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Illustrations of The Book of JobIllustrations of The Book of Job Title: Illustrations of The Book of Job Author: William Blake Release Date: November 22, 2009 [EBook #30526] Language: English Credits: Produced by Chris Curnow, Anne Storer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced...
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Needlework As ArtNeedlework As ArtThe book of the Science of Art has yet to be written. Art has been called the Flower of Life, and also the Consoler;adorning the existence of the strong and bright,sheltering and comforting the sad and solitary ones of the earth. But,...
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O culto da arte em PortugalO culto da arte em Portugal Title: O culto da arte em Portugal Author: Ramalho Ortigo Release Date: November 12, 2009 [EBook #30456] Language: Portuguese Credits: Produced by Rita Farinha and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images...
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The Elements of Drawing, in Three Letters to BeginnersThe Elements of Drawing, in Three Letters to Beginners["The Elements of Drawing" was written during the winter of 1856. The First Edition was published in 1857; the Second followed in the same year, with some additions and slight alterations. The Third Edition consisted of...
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Masterpieces in ColourVelazquez This picture was painted for the Torre de la Parada, and shows King Philip's younger brother in hunting costume. Velazquez seems to have repainted a part of the canvas which is to be seen in the Prado, Madrid. It is a curious truth...
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RaeburnRaeburn This chef-d'oeuvre, which dates from about 1807, represents one of the most celebrated characters who ever sat upon the bench of the Court of Session. Famous in his day for "law, paunch, whist, claret, and worth," the exploits of Charles Hay, "The Mighty,"...
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Vigée Le BrunVigée Le Brun The first portrait that Vige Le Brun painted, in her twenty-fourth year (1779) of Marie Antoinette. Here is no hint of the tragedy that was to overwhelm the handsome young daughter of Austria; all was as yet but gaiety and roses...
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Vida y obras de don Diego VelázquezVida y obras de don Diego VelázquezDe dos maneras son las vidas que se escriben de los grandes hombres: una reservada a los historiadores o crticos de alto vuelo, para quienes no tiene secretos la investigacin ni obscuridad el discurso; otra a la cual...
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Frederic Lord Leighton: An Illustrated Record of His Life and WorkFrederic Lord Leighton: An Illustrated Record of His Life and WorkThe reception given to previous editions of this work encourages the publishers to hope that a re-issue in a smaller form may be appreciated. The present volume is reprinted with a few alterations and...
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Crayon PortraitureCrayon Portraiture - Complete Instructions for Making Crayon Portraits on Crayon Paper and on Platinum, Silver and Bromide EnlargementsIn issuing this second treatise on Crayon Portraiture, Liquid Water Colors and French Crystals, for the use of photographers and amateur artists, I do so with...
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Intarsia and MarquetryIntarsia and MarquetryThe subject treated of in this handbook has, until lately, received scant attention in England; and except for short notices of a general nature contained in such books as Waring's "Arts Connected with Architecture," technical descriptions, such as those in Holtzapffel's "Turning...
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PeruginoPeruginon considering the work of one of the greatest of the masters of the Renaissance, we have to go further back than the disputed question as to who was the first teacher of Pietro di Cristofano Vannuccisurnamed by his contemporaries "il Perugino," the Perugianand...
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The Venetian School of PaintingThe Venetian School of PaintingMany visits to Venice have brought home the fact that there exists, in English at least, no work which deals as a whole with the Venetian School and its masters. Biographical catalogues there are in plenty, but these, though useful...
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Rugs: Oriental and Occidental, Antique & ModernRugs: Oriental and Occidental, Antique & Modern - A Handbook for Ready ReferenceWhile there is a singular lack of books in the English language treating directly of Rugs,a theme which is so intensely interesting to buyers,it is noteworthy that under the category of Oriental...
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Why Bewick Succeeded: A Note in the History of Wood EngravingWhy Bewick Succeeded: A Note in the History of Wood EngravingThomas Bewick has been acclaimed as the pioneer of modern wood engraving whose genius brought this popular medium to prominence. This study shows that certain technological developments prepared a path for Bewick and helped...
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Modern Painters, Volume 2 (of 5)Modern Painters, Volume 2 (of 5)Although the hasty execution and controversial tone of the former portions of this essay have been subjects of frequent regret to the writer, yet the one was in some measure excusable 1. With what care the subject is to...
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