THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF HENRY FUSELI, ESQ. M.A. R.A. KEEPER, AND PROFESSOR OF PAINTING TO THE ROYAL ACADEMY IN LONDON; MEMBER OF THE FIRST CLASS OF THE ACADEMY OF ST. LUKE AT ROME. THE FORMER WRITTEN, AND THE LATTER EDITED BY JOHN KNOWLES, F.R.S. CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY AT ROTTERDAM, HIS EXECUTOR. "Animo vidit, ingenio complexus est, eloquentiâ illuminavit." _Velleius Paterculus in Ciceronem._ IN THREE VOLUMES. VOL. III. LONDON: HENRY COLBURN AND RICHARD BENTLEY, NEW BURLINGTON STREET. MDCCCXXXI. LONDON: PRINTED BY SAMUEL BENTLEY, Dorset Street, Fleet Street. CONTENTS OF THE THIRD VOLUME. LECTURES. XI. On the prevailing Method of treating the History of Painting, with Observations on the Picture of Lionardo da Vinci of "The Last Supper" Page 1 XII. On the Present State of the Art, and the Causes which check its Progress 39 APHORISMS, Chiefly relative to the Fine Arts 61 A HISTORY OF ART IN THE SCHOOLS OF ITALY. The Tuscan School 153 The School of Florence 193 The School of Siena 231 The Roman School 242 The School of Naples 279 The School of Venice 334 The School of Mantoua 361 The School of Bologna 399 ELEVENTH LECTURE. ON THE PREVAILING METHOD OF TREATING THE HISTORY OF PAINTING, WITH OBSERVATIONS ON THE PICTURE OF LIONARDO DA VINCI OF "THE LAST SUPPER." ELEVENTH LECTURE. In this Lecture I shall submit to your consideration some criticisms on the prevailing method of treating the History of our Art; attended by a series of observations on the magnificent picture of the Last Supper, by Lionardo da Vinci, now before you.