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" ... wrought a great change in this respect. Lanzi himself, says he excelled in oil painting. Speaking of Christ descending into Limbo, in the sacristy del Sacramento, he says. " the figures are numerous, of somewhat long proportions, but colored with... "
The History of Painting in Italy, from the Period of the Revival of the Fine ... - Page 154
by Luigi Lanzi - 1828
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A general dictionary of painters, revised, with additions

Matthew Pilkington - 1840 - 794 pages
...Christ descending into Hell, in which the figures are numerous, and the colouring soft and vigorous. His knowledge of the naked figure is beyond that of...combined with a grace of features and of attitudes, which convey the idea of a great master. Bocaccino is the Mantegna of Cremona: he studied Perugino,...
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A Biographical History of the Fine Arts: Being Memoirs of the Lives and ...

Shearjashub Spooner - Artists - 1865 - 662 pages
...somewhat long proportions, but colored with great softness and strength. His knowledge of the naked is beyond that of his age. combined with a grace of...attitudes, that conveys the idea of a great master." He also painted easel pictures. Morelli. in his Notizia, mentions a Lucretia by him, painted in the...
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A Biographical History of the Fine Arts: Being Memoirs of the ..., Volume 2

Shearjashub Spooner - Artists - 1867 - 654 pages
...somewhat long proportions, but colored with great softness and strength. His knowledge of the naked is beyond that of his age, combined with a grace of...attitudes, that conveys the idea of a great master." He also painted easel pictures. Morelli, in his Notizia, mentions a Lucretia by him, painted in the...
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A Biographical History of the Fine Arts: Being Memoirs of the ..., Volume 2

Shearjashub Spooner - Artists - 1873 - 666 pages
...somewhat long proportions, but colored with great softness and strength. His knowledge of the naked is beyond that of his age, combined with a grace of...attitudes, that conveys the idea of a great master." He also painted easel pictures. Morelli. in his Notizia, mentions a Lucretia by him. painted in the...
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Lombard Towns in Italy; Or, The Cities of Ancient Lombardy

Egerton Ryerson Williams - Cities and towns - 1914 - 640 pages
...to give them the look of tapestry. " But " — said Lanzi — " he excelled in his oil painting, — coloured with equal softness and strength. His knowledge...attitudes that conveys the idea of a great master." Romanino and Pordenone were the two exceptions to local talent called to decorate the Cathedral. Each...
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