The Historic Gallery of Portraits and Paintings: Or, Biographical Review, Volume 3Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1808 |
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... painters , took in- finite pleasure in contemplating the paintings of Le Brun , whose pencil was at once dignified and prolific , magnifi- cent and correct . Charles le Brun was born at Paris in 1619. He was the son of an indifferent ...
... painters , took in- finite pleasure in contemplating the paintings of Le Brun , whose pencil was at once dignified and prolific , magnifi- cent and correct . Charles le Brun was born at Paris in 1619. He was the son of an indifferent ...
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... painter as his model ; but attracted by the manner of Annibal Caracci , he formed a style that seemed to par- take of the excellencies of both these distinguished masters ; but , through want of care in the execution , contributed less ...
... painter as his model ; but attracted by the manner of Annibal Caracci , he formed a style that seemed to par- take of the excellencies of both these distinguished masters ; but , through want of care in the execution , contributed less ...
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... painters attached to the court , obliged to adopt the de- signs of Le Brun , were unavoidably led to offer in their compositions that conformity , or rather monotony , of style , observable in the greater part of the works of that ...
... painters attached to the court , obliged to adopt the de- signs of Le Brun , were unavoidably led to offer in their compositions that conformity , or rather monotony , of style , observable in the greater part of the works of that ...
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... , and the defeat of Porus , are the most celebrated . Almost the whole of the works of this painter have been engraved by the best artists . Painted by Himself A. CARRACCI Engravd by George Cooke ANNIBAL LE BRUN . [ FRANCE .
... , and the defeat of Porus , are the most celebrated . Almost the whole of the works of this painter have been engraved by the best artists . Painted by Himself A. CARRACCI Engravd by George Cooke ANNIBAL LE BRUN . [ FRANCE .
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... painter of his age , actually followed his father's profes- sion . He at first betrayed no desire of advancement , although he felt within himself certain sensations that ex- cited him to aspire to something above his present con ...
... painter of his age , actually followed his father's profes- sion . He at first betrayed no desire of advancement , although he felt within himself certain sensations that ex- cited him to aspire to something above his present con ...
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