Paris as It Was and as It Is: A Sketch Of The French Capital, Illustrative Of The Effects Of The RevolutionBlagdon, Francis William
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Paris as It Was and as It Is: A Sketch Of The French Capital, Illustrative Of The Effects Of The Revolution
Blagdon, Francis William
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688. _St. Michaelina._
These are the best pictures of BAROCCIO already exhibited. His
colouring is enchanting. It is entirely transparent and seems as if
impregnated with light: however, his forms, and every thing else,
bespeak the _mannerist_.
ANNIBALE CARRACCI.
N° 721. (Gallery.) _Christ dead on the knees of the Virgin._
723. _The Resurrection of Christ._
728. _The Nativity of Christ._
730. _Christ laid in the tomb._
Of the CARRACCI, ANNIBALE is the most perfect. He is also remarkable
for the different manners which he has displayed in his works. They
appear to be by two or three different painters. Of more than twenty
in the Gallery, the above are the best of his productions.
MICHAEL ANGELO DA CARAVAGGIO.
N° 744. (Gallery.) _Christ laid in the tomb._
This wonderful picture, which was brought from Rome, is, for vigour
of execution and truth of colouring, superior to all the others by
the same master. Every one of his works bears the stamp of a great
genius.
DOMENICHINO.
N° 763. (Gallery.) _The Communion of St. Jerome._
This picture, the master-piece of DOMENICHICO, comes from the great
altar of the church of _San Geronimo della Carità_, at Rome. It will
appear incredible that for a work of such importance, which cost him
so much time, study, and labour, he received no more than the sum of
about £10 sterling.
N° 769. (Gallery.) _St. Cecilia_.
This capital performance is now removed to the drawing-room of the
First Consul, in the palace of the _Tuileries_.
After RAPHAEL, DOMENICHINO is one of the most perfect masters; and
his _St. Jerome_, together with RAPHAEL'S Transfiguration, are
reckoned among the most famous _chefs d'oeuvre_ of the art of
painting.
GUIDO.
N° 797. (Gallery.) _The Crucifixion of St. Peter_.
800. _Fortune_.
These are the finest of the twenty pictures by that master, now
exhibited in the CENTRAL MUSEUM. They both came from Rome; the
former, from the Vatican; the latter, from the Capitol.
GUIDO is a noble and graceful painter; but, in general, he betrays a
certain negligence in the execution of several parts.
LUINI.
N° 860. (Gallery.) _The Holy Family_.
In this picture, LUINI has fallen little short of his master,
LEONARDO DA VINCI.
ANDREA SOLARIO.
N° 896. (Gallery.) _The Daughter of Herodias receiving the head of
St. John_.
SOLARIO is another worthy pupil of LEONARDO. This very capital
picture belonged to the collection of the crown, and was purchased by
Lewis XIV.
PIERUNO DEL VAGA.
N° 928. (Gallery.) _The Muses challenged by the Piërides_.
An excellent picture from Versailles.
BALTASSARE PERUZZI.
N° 929. (Gallery.) _The Virgin discovering the infant Jesus
asleep_.
A remarkably fine production.
SEBASTIANO DEL PIOMBO.
N° ( ) _Portrait of the young sculptor, Baccio Bomdinelli_.
This picture is worthy of the pencil of RAPHAEL. It is not yet
exhibited.
PIETRO DA CORTONA.
N° 52. (Saloon.) _The Birth of the Virgin_.
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