Reflections on the painting and sculpture of the Greeks : $b with instructions for the connoisseur, and an essay on grace in works of artWinckelmann, Johann Joachim
Philosophy
Reflections on the painting and sculpture of the Greeks : $b with instructions for the connoisseur, and an essay on grace in works of art
Winckelmann, Johann Joachim
Aesthetics -- Early works to 1800; Art -- Philosophy; Art, Greek
There is language in her eye, her cheek, her lip:
Nay, her foot speaks——
SHAKESPEAR.
[328] Veron. illustr. P. III. c. 7. p. 269.
[329] “Et toi, rival des Praxiteles & des Phidias; toi dont les anciens
auroient employé le ciseau à leur faire des dieux capables d’excuser à
nos yeux leur idolatrie; inimitable Pigal, ta main se résoudra a vendre
des magots, ou il faudra qu’elle demeure oisive.” J. J. Rousseau Disc.
sur le Retabl. d. A. S. &c.
This, my dear countryman! is the only passage of thine, where posterity
will find the orator forgot the philosopher. N. of Tr.
THE END.
ERRATA.
Page 20. Line 13. _for_ comma _after_ says, _place_ semi-colon.
P. 61. L. 7. _for_ Morte _read_ Morto.
P. 83. Note, _for_ Bernoue _read_ Bernoull.
P. 94. L. 3. _after_ Nature _add a_ colon—_after_ flat _add_ it.
P. 105. L. 10. _dele_ Lucian, Ep. I.
P. 166. Note f. _instead of_ ὈΔ. Τ. v. 230. _read_ Ψ. v. 163.
P. 181. L. 13. _for_ on _read_ in.
P. 189. L. 20. _for_ or _read_ on.
P. 197. Note d. _for_ adv. _read_ ad v.
P. 227. L. 12. _for_ the _read_ her.
Transcriber’s Note
The errata have been corrected. The notes referenced above are, with the
new numbering in this e-text, notes 26, 160 and 206.
List of other changes made to the text:
Page 5, repeated “a” removed (Take a Spartan youth)
Page 48, “hindred” changed to “hindered” (as much water as
hindered)
Page 62, “barenness” changed to “barrenness” (’Tis an
abhorrence of barrenness)
Page 89, “celelebrated” changed to “celebrated” (his celebrated
Carton of the Pisan war)
Page 174, “Parrhabasius” changed to “Parrhasius” (Parrhasius,
compared with himself)
Page 187, “Rembrant” changed to “Rembrandt” (some pieces of
Rembrandt and Vandyke)
Page 229, “born” changed to “borne” (Spain is borne down by the
current)
Page 259, repeated “a” removed (though a few only find it)
Page 270, repeated “the” removed (in the temple of art and
genius)
Footnote 7, “Barnini” changed to “Bernini” (Vita del Cav.
Bernini)
Footnote 329, “si” changed to “sur” (Rousseau Disc. sur le
Retabl. d. A. S. &c.)
Archaic spellings remain as printed. Amendments to punctuation are not
otherwise noted.
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sculpture of the Greeks:, by Johann Joachim Winckelmann
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