Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects and Curiosities of Art (Vol. 3 of 3) eBook

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Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects and Curiosities of Art (Vol. 3 of 3) eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 298 pages of information about Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects and Curiosities of Art (Vol. 3 of 3).

  Digby, Sir Kenelm—­his Love Adventure in Spain, iii, 199.

  Dinocrates—­his Proposal to cut Mount Athos into a Statue of Alexander
    the Great, ii, 165;
    Pope’s Idea of its Practicability, ii, 166;
    Dinocrates’ Temple with an Iron Statue suspended in the air by
    Loadstone, ii, 168.

  Domenichino, ii, 121;
    his Dullness in his Youth, ii, 121;
    Caracci’s prediction of his rise to Eminence, ii, 122;
    Lanzi and Mengs’ Testimony of his Genius and Merits, ii, 123;
    his Scourging of St. Andrew, ii, 123;
    his Communion of St. Jerome, ii, 124;
    his Enemies at Rome, ii, 125;
    Lanzi’s Account of the Decision of Posterity on his Merits, ii, 126;
    his Caricatures, ii, 128;
    Intrigues of the Neapolitan Triumvirate of Painters, ii, 128;
    Lanzi’s Account of this disgraceful Cabal, ii, 129;
    his Works in the Chapel of St Januarius, and the Prices he
    received, ii, 131;
    his Death, ii, 132.

  Donatello, iii, 125;
    Donatello and the Merchant, iii, 126;
    Donatello and his unworthy Kinsmen, iii, 127;
    his Death, iii, 128;
    Donatello and Michael Angelo Compared, iii, 128;
    Donatello and Brunelleschi, iii, 123;
    Donatello and Uccello, ii, 292.

  Douw, Gerard, iii, 222;
    his Style, iii, 224;
    his Method of Painting, iii, 225;
    his Works, iii, 226;
    his Dropsical Woman, iii, 227.

  Dramatic Scenery at Rome, i, 93.

  Durer, Albert, iii, 228;
    his unfortunate Marriage, iii, 229;
    his Works as a Painter, iii, 229;
    his Works as an Engraver, iii, 231;
    his Fame and Death, iii, 233;
    his Habits, iii, 234;
    his Literary Works, iii, 234.

  Egyptian Art, iii, 1, and iii, 263.

  Electioneering Pictures at Rome, i, 91.

  Emulation and Rivalry of Advantage to Artists, iii, 257.

  Engraving, Invention of Copper-Plate, i, 287.

  Era, Brightest, of Grecian Art, i, 11, and ii, 154.

  Era, Brightest, of Roman Art, ii, 152.

  Era, Brightest, of Italian Art, ii, 149.

  Eyck, John van—­his Invention of Oil Painting, ii, 141.

  Fabius Maximus—­his Estimation of Art, i, 145.

  Fanaticism, Religious, destructive to Art, i, 105;
    its Effects in England, i, 105.

  Figure, the Nude, i, 109;
    Barry’s Opinion, i, 109;
    Schlegel’s, i, 110.

  Fine Arts, Golden Age of, in Greece, i, 11.

  Fine Arts, Golden Age of, in Rome, ii, 152

  Fine Arts, Golden Age of, In Italy, ii, 149.

  Finiguerra, Maso—­his Invention of Copper-Plate Engraving, i, 287.

  Fiorentino, Stefano, one of the Fathers of Painting, ii, 286.

  Foreshortening, ii, 145;
    its Invention, ii, 145.

  Fontana, Domenico, iii, 33;
    his Removal of an Obelisk at Rome, iii, 34;
    Dangers he Encountered, iii, 37;
    Honors bestowed on him for his Success, iii, 40.

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