 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1835 - 514 Seiten
...of the art, merely as a Painter. When I speak of Vanbrugh, I mean to speak of him in the language of our art. To speak then of Vanbrugh in the language...principal object, he produced his second and third groups or masses ; he perfectly understood in his art what is the most difficult in ours, the conduct of the... | |
 | sir Joshua Reynolds - 1835 - 536 Seiten
...of the art, merely as a Painter. When I speak of Vanbrugh, I mean to speak of him in the language of our art. To speak then of Vanbrugh in the language...principal object, he produced his second and third groups or masses; he perfectly understood in his art what is the most difficult in ours, the conduct of the... | |
 | Mrs. A. T. Thomson - 1839 - 594 Seiten
...works there is a greater display of imagination than in any other." " He had," says Sir Joshua, " great originality of invention ; he understood light and shadow, and had great skill in composition." These, with other commendations, from the same great judge, might have rescued many characters from... | |
 | William Wycherley, Leigh Hunt - 1840 - 782 Seiten
...artist is more concerned than with absolute truth." To speak of him, " in the language of a painter, ic had originality of invention ; he understood light...principal object, he produced his second and third groups, or masses. He perfectly understood in his art, what is the most difficult in ours, the conduct of the... | |
 | Joseph Gwilt - 1842 - 1114 Seiten
...pretend," says Reynolds, in his fifth discourse, " to no skill in architecture. I judge now of the art merely as a painter. When I speak of Vanbrugh, I speak...third groups of masses ; he perfectly understood in Ai« art what is most difficult in ours, the conduct of the backgrounds by which the design and invention... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1842 - 318 Seiten
...of the art merely as a painter. When I speak of Vanbrugh, I mean to speak of him in the language of our art. To speak, then, of Vanbrugh in the language...principal object, he produced his second and third groups or masses ; he perfectly understood in his art what is the most difficult in ours, the conduct of the... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1846 - 506 Seiten
...of the art, merely as a Painter. When I speak of Vanbrugh, I mean to speak of him in the language of our art. To speak then of Vanbrugh in the language...principal object, he produced his second and third groups or masses; he perfectly understood in his art what is the most difficult in ours, the conduct of the... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1848 - 348 Seiten
...which the artist is more concerned than with absolute truth." " To speak of Vanbrugh (adds Sir Joshua), in the language of a painter, he had originality of...principal object, he produced his second and third groups or masses. He perfectly understood in his art, what is the most difficult in ours, the conduct of the... | |
 | Shearjashub Spooner - 1858 - 336 Seiten
...an extract. " I pretend to no skill in architecture — I judge now of the art merely as a painter. To speak then of Vanbrugh in the language of a painter,...what is most difficult in ours, the conduct of the background, by which the design and invention is set off to the greatest advantage. What the background... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1859 - 536 Seiten
...unless it be of the halls which are always with him a magnificent feature. Reynolds says : " To speak of Vanbrugh in the language of a painter, he had originality...skill in composition. To support his principal object, be produced his second and third groups or masses : he perfectly understood in his art what is the... | |
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I mean to speak of him in the language of our art. To speak then of Vanbrugh in the language of a painter, he had originality of invention, he understood light and shadow, and had great skill in composition. 
