The Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Knight ... Containing His Discourses, Idlers, A Journey to Flanders and Holland, and His Commentary on Du Fresnoy's Art of Painting, Volume 3T. Cadell, Jun. and W. Davies, 1798 |
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Page 176
... tion , the Artist had accomplished his purpose . And here I must observe , that the arts of Painting and Poetry seem to have no kind of resemblance in their early stages . The first , or , at least , the second stage of Poetry in every ...
... tion , the Artist had accomplished his purpose . And here I must observe , that the arts of Painting and Poetry seem to have no kind of resemblance in their early stages . The first , or , at least , the second stage of Poetry in every ...
Page 181
... tion , and will operate in proportion to the cultivation of the mind of the Artist . The greater part of the rules in this Poem are , therefore , necessarily confined to what relates to the eye ; and it may be remarked , that none of ...
... tion , and will operate in proportion to the cultivation of the mind of the Artist . The greater part of the rules in this Poem are , therefore , necessarily confined to what relates to the eye ; and it may be remarked , that none of ...
Page 189
... tion was finished , and these occasional verses added , in the year 1781 ; leaving , however , the political sentiments , which they express , to be approved or condemned by him , as the annals of the time ( written at a period distant ...
... tion was finished , and these occasional verses added , in the year 1781 ; leaving , however , the political sentiments , which they express , to be approved or condemned by him , as the annals of the time ( written at a period distant ...
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... tion of antient edifices , ) Æneas Vico , Bona- sone , Georgio Mantuano , and others . Polydore , a Disciple of Raffaelle , de- signed admirably well as to the practical part , having a particular genius for freezes , as we may see by ...
... tion of antient edifices , ) Æneas Vico , Bona- sone , Georgio Mantuano , and others . Polydore , a Disciple of Raffaelle , de- signed admirably well as to the practical part , having a particular genius for freezes , as we may see by ...
Page 206
... tion is sometimes improper , and his design incorrect : but his colouring , and whatsoever depends on it , is so very charming in his pic- tures , that it surprizes at the first sight , and makes us totally forget those other qualities ...
... tion is sometimes improper , and his design incorrect : but his colouring , and whatsoever depends on it , is so very charming in his pic- tures , that it surprizes at the first sight , and makes us totally forget those other qualities ...
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Page 281 - Oh lasting as those colours may they shine, Free as thy stroke, yet faultless as thy line ; New graces yearly like thy works display, 65 Soft without weakness, without glaring gay; Led by some rule, that guides, but not constrains ; And finish'd more through happiness than pains.
Page 280 - Bid her be all that cheers or softens life, The tender sister, daughter, friend, and wife : Bid her be all that makes mankind adore; Then view this marble, and be vain no more ! Yet still her charms in breathing paint engage; Her modest cheek shall warm a future age. Beauty, frail flower ! that every season fears, Blooms in thy colours for a thousand years.
Page 195 - ... wonderful skill in Architecture, wherein he has not only surpassed all the moderns, but even the ancients also ; the St. Peter's of Rome, the St. John's of Florence, the Capitol, the Palazzo Farnese, and his own house are sufficient testimonies * of it. His Disciples were, Marcello Venusti, II Rosso, Georgio Vasari, Fra. Bastiano, (who commonly painted for him,) and many other Florentines. Pietro Perugino designed with sufficient knowledge of Nature ; but he is dry, and his manner little. His...
Page 270 - ... and those very short, and left, as in a shadow, to the imagination of the reader. We have the proverb, " Manum de tabula," from the Painters, which signifies to know when to give over, and to lay by the pencil. Both Homer and Virgil practised this precept wonderfully well: but Virgil the better of the two.
Page 236 - I must say this to the advantage of painting, even above tragedy, that what this last represents in the space of many hours, the former shows us in one moment. The action, the passion, and the manners of so many persons as are contained in a picture are to be discerned at once, in the twinkling of an eye...
Page 272 - A work may be over-wrought as well as underwrought : too much labour often takes away the spirit by adding to the polishing, so that there remains nothing but a dull correctness, a piece without any considerable faults, but with few beauties; for when the spirits are drawn off, there is nothing but a caput mortuum.
Page 111 - From the genitories to the upper part of the knee, two faces. The knee contains half a face. From the lower part of the knee to the ankle, two faces. From the ankle to the sole of the foot, half a face. A man when his arms are stretched out is from the longest finger of his right hand to the longest of his left as broad as he is long.
Page 109 - It must be remembered, that the component parts of the most perfect Statue never can excel nature, — that we can form no idea of beauty beyond her works : we can only make this rare assemblage ; an assemblage so rare, that if we .are to give the name of Monster to what is uncommon, we might, in the words of the Duke of Buckingham, call it A faultless Monster which the world ne'er saw.
Page 171 - Though it would be far from an addition to the merit of those two great Painters to have made their works deceptions, yet there can be no reason why they might not, in some degree, and with a judicious caution and selection, have availed themselves of many excellencies which are found in the Venetian, Flemish, and even Dutch Schools, and which have been inculcated in this poem. There are some of them which are not in absolute contradiction to any style : the happy disposition, for instance, of light...
Page 240 - After all, it is a good thing to laugh at any rate ; and if a straw can tickle a man, it is an instrument of happiness. Beasts can weep when they suffer, but they cannot laugh. And as Sir William D'Avenant observes in his Preface to " Gondibert," " It is the wisdom of a government to permit plays, (he might have added — farces), as it is the prudence of a carter to put bells upon his horses, to make them carry their burdens cheerfully.